Das Harry Potter Lexikon
An English-German Harry Potter Glossary

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The following annotated glossary lists vocabulary—words, phrases and expressions—from the Harry Potter books by Joanne K. Rowling. Each entry compares actual lines from the English and German versions and lists the volume/page number (Band/Seite) from the hardcover versions of the American and German editions, when that is known. Unlike most other Harry Potter vocabulary pages, ours is not concerned exclusively with wizardry and terms specific to the Potter books. The sample sentences illustrate everyday vocabulary, as well as terms related to the books. See the KEY for details.

Also see the Harry Potter Chapter-Specific Glossaries.

This glossary/lexicon is intended only as an aid for German-learners. It has no connection with any of the Harry Potter publishers, author J.K. Rowling or the translators. No infringement of the rights of any of the copyright holders is implied or intended.

Part 2: Harry Potter Glossary - Translation
Harry Potter Translation Mistakes and Alterations

Part 3: Harry Potter Chapter-Specific Glossaries
German-English Harry Potter vocabulary for specific chapters.

K E Y
English, with hardcover volume/page (1/p4)
Deutsch/German with Band/Seite (1/S9)

stop dead = wie angewurzelt stehenbleiben
   Mr. Dursley stopped dead (1/p4)
   Mr. Dursley blieb wie angewurzelt stehen (1/S8)

snap at s.o. = jdn. anfauchen
   he snapped at his secretary (1/p4)
   er fauchte seine Sekretärin an (1/S9)

mantel/mantelpiece = der Kaminsims
   Only the photographs on the mantelpiece showed him how much time had passed. (1/p18)
   Nur die Fotos auf dem Kaminsims führten einem vor Augen, wie viel Zeit verstrichen war. (1/S24)

booger = der Popel
   “Urgh - troll boogers.” (1/p177)
   »Uäääh, Troll-Popel.« (1/S194)

Also see: Harry Potter Chapter-Specific Glossaries

argument = der Streit
   Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number 4, Privet Drive. (2/p1)
   Im Ligusterweg Nummer 4 war mal wieder bereits beim Frühstück Streit ausgebrochen. (2/S?)

scar = die Narbe
   It was this scar that made Harry so particularly unusual, even for a wizard. (2/p4)
   Diese Narbe machte Harry sogar in der Welt der Zauberer zu etwas ganz Besonderem. (2/S?)

dinner jacket = der Smoking
   “Right - I'm off into town to pick up the dinner jackets for Dudley and me.” (2/p7)
   »Gut - ich fahr in die Stadt und hol die Smokings für mich und Dudley ab.« (2/S?)

peer intently = konzentriert schauen
   Aunt Petunia, who was bony and horse-faced, whipped around and peered intently out of the kitchen window. (3/p16)
   Tante Petunia, knochig und pferdegesichtig, wirbelte herum und schaute konzentriert aus dem Küchenfenster. (3/S?)

put up with, tolerate = ertragen
   Harry knew perfectly well that Dudley only put up with Aunt Marge's hugs because he was well paid for it... (3/p22)
   Harry wusste genau, dass Dudley Tante Magdas Umarmungen nur ertrug, weil er dafür gut bezahlt wurde. (3/S?)

(See Part 2 for more about name-translation issues in the Harry Potter series.)

odd, weird; diagonal = schräg
   “Always thought he was odd,” she told the eagerly listening villagers, after her fourth sherry. (4/p2)
   »Mir ist er immer schräg vorgekommen«, verkündete sie nach dem vierten Glas Sherry den begierig lauschenden Dörflern. (4/S?)

let s.o. go = jmdn. laufen lassen
   As there was no proof that the Riddles had been murdered at all, the police were forced to let Frank go. (4/p4)
   Da ein Mord an den Riddles nicht zu beweisen war, musste die Polizei Frank laufen lassen. (4/S?)

Also see: Harry Potter Chapter-Specific Glossaries

WEB > Harry auf Deutsch (online German translation project begun by Bernd Koeleman in Berlin)

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