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Kaustik
“Caustics.” In optics, caustics are the light reflections rippling on the bottom of a swimming pool. (Cow STEEK.)
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Knallfrosch
“Bang frog,” a firecracker that is usually green and jumps in the air. (KNOLL frrroshe.)
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Leuchtfeuer: Richtfeuer: Oberfeuer, Mittelfeuer, Unterfeuer; Leitfeuer:...
“Light fires,” beautiful lighthouse signal lights used to guide ships in darkness or other low-visibility conditions. There’s a bewildering but quite satisfying variety in German. Guide fire...
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44%
The amount of incoming solar radiation that might currently be convertable into electricity, in laboratory experiments. Solar panels on the nonmilitary market produce electricity with ~14% to ~19%...
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Das Feuilleton fährt fort
The Feuilleton Goes on and on. In a charming discussion of the state of the section of German newspapers that falls somewhere “between the people’s education and corporate publishing,” Süddeutsche...
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Hintergründig
“Backgrounded,” simply providing background or written with knowledge of background to fit into the larger world outside the text; yet dictionaries say this translates into English as deep, profound,...
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