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Below you will find a sampling of Harry Potter vocabulary from the German edition of Harry Potter I (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, Carlsen Verlag, Hamburg). Each word or expression is shown with the original sentence from the book. These words also appeared as daily words on our Wort des Tages (German Word of the Day) page.
Also see: Harry Potter in German
NOTE: Page numbers below (S. 8, S. 191, etc.) are from the German edition and are not the same as the English edition.
der Gestank - stench, stink, bad smell
»Harry schnüffelte und ein übler Gestank drang ihm in die Nase, eine Mischung aus getragenen Socken und der Sorte öffentlicher Toiletten, die niemand je zu putzen scheint.« (S. 191)
"Harry sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils, a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean."
jemanden zur Schnecke machen - to yell at s.o., to tear into s.o., give s.o. a dressing down
»Er machte fünf verschiedene Leute zur Schnecke.« (S. 8)
"He yelled at five different people."
der Klüngel - clique, crowd, group
»Nun, ich dachte nur...vielleicht...hat es etwas zu tun mit...du weißt...ihrem Klüngel.« (S. 11)
"Well, I just thought...maybe...it was something to do with...you know...her crowd."
mit piepsiger Stimme - in a squeaky voice
»...als er mit piepsiger Stimme sagte:..« (S. 9)
"...and he said in a squeaky voice..."
mutmaßen - to guess, suppose, speculate, conjecture
»Wir können nur mutmaßen«, sagte Dumbledore. (S. 18)
"'We can only guess,' said Dumbledore."
verdutzt - baffled, stumped, taken aback
»Harry blickte Ron an, der genauso verdutzt aussah wie er...« (S. 152)
"Harry glanced at Ron, who looked just as stumped as he was..."
wie angewurzelt stehenbleiben - to come to a dead stop
»Mr. Dursley blieb wie angewurzelt stehen.« (S. 8)
"Mr. Dursley stopped dead."
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