keuchhusten = whooping cough
Schnaufer (german for "breath")
schnauzbart(g) = beard(e) ... [german for 'breath' or 'breathing' is 'atem' or 'atmen' ... 'schnaufer' is someone making peculiar noises while breathing ... try breathing throught your nose quickly several times and you'll sound like a 'schnaufer']
Umgangssprache (german for "colloquial" or "slang")
Sprachwissenschaften = german for "linguistics"
Wirtschaftswissenschaft (german for "economics")
flughafen(g) = airport(e)
Flugzeug (german for airplane)
zigue zague (French for sigzag)
zigzag (pronounced "thigthag" or "sigsag"; Spanish for "zigzag")
Zickzack (pronounced "tsick-tsuck"; German)
Hin und her - german for "back and forth"
a e fro - Portuguese for to and fro
balançoire - swing (French)
positivo-uplifting (Spanish)
Schaukelstuhl = german for "rocking chair"
fauteuil (french for chair)
['Fauteuil' is actually 'armchair' , a chair in French would be 'chaise', I think :wink:]
lastkahn(g), schute(hbg) = barge(e)
Frachter = german for "freighter"
