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Österreichisches
Deutsch - Eine kleine Einführung
Click
here for links to over 600 dictionaries in 150 different
languages. Lots of links for on-line German dictionaries.
Frank
Dietz' collection of specialized German/English -
English/German dictionaries.
What does
that abbreviation mean?! Here's a searchable
index for acronyms and abbreviations - auf Deutsch oder
auf English. Or use the Abbreviation
Compass!
Top
100 Languages by Population
German
"Text-to-Speech" Synthesizer. Very cool! Type in a phrase
(or a poem, a word, etc.), then hit "Enter" and your computer will
talk to you in German! From Lucent Technologies.
Inge
DiBella's (University of Virginia) list of internet
vocabulary terms.
Here's
Langenscheidt's list of
computer terms. What's really fun here is the list of
"emoticons!" Click on the :-) on the left-hand side of the page to
find out what these little computer doodles are called "auf
Deutsch!"
1st
International Collection of Tongue
Twisters! Welcome to the world's largest collection of
tongue twisters!
Do
you know what a "Teekessel"
is? Aside from being a "teekettle", it can also refer to one word
that has more than one meaning. You can find a llist of
"Teekessel" at this site, and even directions on how to play a
game with Teekessel!
Need
some hints on how to figure out the genders
of German nouns? Check out Katherine Munroe's list! From
the opening page, click on "German Language."
Check out Robert Shea's German
Vocabulary page for lots of links! You can find links to
dictionaries, computer terms, abbreviations & acronyms, school
subjects - even a link on how to train your dog "auf deutsch!"
Visit
Brian
Zahn's vocabulary page for words that kids often want to
use, but can't find in their text book! All the way from "All
rightie then!" to "Yuk!" Or take a look at Thomas
Richardson's "Wie sagt man...?" page!
Omas
Hausmittelchen: Not
really a dictionary, but a fun collection of home remedies from
"Oma!" Check this page if you are suffering from Fieber, Grippe,
Erkältung, Schnupfen, Hals- und Bronchialkatarrh,
Halsschmerzen, Mundgeruch, Zahnschmerzen, Kopfschmerzen,
Ohrenschmerzen, oder Nasenbluten!
You've probably heard about machine
translations.... Babelfish
is Altavista's attempt at translating by computer. Hmmm..... It
may give you a start, but watch out! A human being with knowledge
of a language is a tough thing to replace. Try this: ask Babelfish
to translate the following paragraph into German. Then ask it to
translate what it gives you back into English:
"The phone chirps, and he pounces on it, disarming the jack as he cheerfully explains a recently developed "phone phobia." His sandy hair is cut punishingly short, full beard closely trimmed, khaki trousers and button-down shirt casually tidy."
