I'm currently cleaning out my Germany-related links and will be posting some of them here as a sort of community service. :) Any film fans in the house?

Early German cinema (German Empire 1895-1918)~
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Early_German_cinema

Films of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933)~
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ( Read more... )

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apart [sein] (adj.) - [to be] lovely, distinctive, unusual, striking; chiclyDas ist vor allem der Verdienst der aparten Dame, die als Künstlerin den Stil des Hauses prägte. - That is due above all to the distinctive lady, who, as an artist, put her stamp on the style of the house ( Read more... )

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der Anziehungspunkt (pl. die Anziehungspunkte) - center of attraction, main attraction, magnet, draw (for visitors); cynosure, attraction poleDer Potsdamer Platz in Berlin ist zum Anziehungspunkt für Berliner und Besucher aus aller Welt geworden. - Berlin's Potsdamer Platz has become an attraction for Berliners and visitors from all ( Read more... )

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der Anwohner (pl. die Anwohner) - (local) resident, neighborNach jahrelangen Protesten von Anwohnern wird die Kurzwellenstation abgeschaltet ( Read more... )

Learn about a Frankfurt speciality that even Goethe raved about - Grüne Sosse.

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The Wagner apple wine tavern in Frankfurt's Sachsenhausen district has been in the family for 3 generations. Susanne Rudorf was there to reveal the secret of a Frankfurt specialty to Indian IT specialist Prabhanjan Gadela: Green Sauce with Egg, the vegetarian variant of ( Read more... )

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die Anwendung (pl. die Anwendungen) - application (software, etc.), use, task, implementation, utilization; taking (care, trouble)SAP (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte) - SAP (systems, applications, products = German software firm ( Read more... )

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das Antiquariat (pl. die das Antiquariate) - second-hand bookstore, used-books shop; dealer/vendor of rare, antiquarian booksDiese Titel sind vergriffen. Deshalb empfehlen wir Ihnen, sich an ein Antiquariat zu wenden. - These titles are out of print. For that reason we advise you to turn to a used-book vendor ( Read more... )

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etwas ans Licht bringen (idiom) - to bring something to light/out into the open; bring out/reveal/(re)issue somethingDie Filmgesellschaft griff wieder einmal ins Archiv und brachte einige sehenswerte Klassiker ans Licht. - The film studio once again reached into the archives and brought out a few classics worth seeing ( Read more... )

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(jemanden) anschießen (v.t.) - to shoot and wound (someone), to shoot at, to zero in [mil.]
Principal Parts: anschießen, schoss an, angeschossenDer US-Vizepräsident schoss bei der Jagd in Texas versehentlich einen Mann an. - The U.S. vice-president accidentally shot and wounded a man while hunting in Texas ( Read more... )

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der Anpfiff (pl. die Anpfiffe) - (starting) whistle, kickoff, [football/soccer]; face-off [ice hockey]; bawling out [slang]100 Tage bis zum Anpfiff! - 100 days until kickoff ( Read more... )