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German to English History Translation Glossary

German term		English translation
mit dem Leid von Toten		the agony of the dead/those suffering death
"Der Geist der Revolution, der sich mit den Truppen des Kaisers ausgebreitet hatte, sollte deren Niederlage überleben”		"The spirit of the Revolution which had been carried across Europe by the Emperor’s armies was to survive their defeat"
"war angelegt"		the stage for the conflict was set in the 1991 collapse of the SU
(kirchliche) Simultanverhältnisse		ecumenical arrangements [for the shared use of church buildings]
**"intimen Verkehr" mit Rosas Verehrer Brust dessen "zweifelhafte Stellung"		being on familiar terms with
-		-	Steffen Walter
Entered by: Steffen Walter
13er Bogen / 20er Bogen		Form 13/20
aßo		abbrev. for alte Schock (old unit of currency)
abbestehen		pledge; vouchsafe
abgeteilt		received one\'s share (of an inheritance) in advance
Abgrenzungsprojektionen		concept of the enemy/adversary concept and demarcation projections
Abräumer		(local area) workers
Abschnittskommando		section/district command
Abstammungsurkunde		Certificate of Descent
Adelskollege		fellow nobleman
Akt (Austria) / Akte (Germany)		file	Steffen Walter
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Alemanneneinfälle		incursions by Alemannic tribes
Alemannia sei's Panier		Alemannia is our banner	Steffen Walter
Entered by: Steffen Walter
allerhöchste Willensmeinung		[most] authoritative expression of the will
allerhuldreichstes		most gracious	Astrid Elke Witte
Entered by: Astrid Elke Witte
Altarstipes		altar support
alte, mittlere, neuere Geschichte		ancient, medieval, modern history
alten Keltenhochburg		ancient Celtic stronghold
Altenteil		life estate - Cottage of estate reserved for use by parents
Altsparerentschädigung		compensation for pre-war savings	Steffen Walter
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Amt		parish/district/county	Astrid Elke Witte
Entered by: Astrid Elke Witte
an gichterischen Umständen		convulsions
an teils geringfügigen Abgaben an		because levies imposed by…though small in amount…
angelegt		even broader in scope
Ansiedlungsdekret		settlement manifesto
Arbeiter der Faust		manual workers	Michele Fauble
Entered by: Michele Fauble
arbeitsflüchtig		failure to report to work
Ariseur		Aryanizer/Aryaniser
Armenerziehungsanstalt		poor school
Arrondierung		realignment of boundaries
Artilleriebürger		Citizen-Militia Artillery Officer
auch in dessen Abhängigkeit und Hintergründigkeit		also relating to/in respect of its dependency and complexity (intricacy)
auf Werbung		on the lookout for recruits
aufgemacht (ein populär aufgemachtes Büchlein)		styled (popular-style booklet)
Aufruf		call to arms

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