You are here:	About>Education>German Language

Das Wort des Tages

German Word of the Day

With Sample Sentences in German and English

die Attrappe (-n) dummy, fake device; sham, hoax

Zur Sicherheit wurde die Bombenattrappe beschossen.
For safety's sake, they shot the fake bomb device.
Bei ihm ist alles Attrappe.
Everything about him is false.

Related: die Fälschung fake, counterfeit

BACK > Daily German: Word of the Day

MORE > English-German Glossaries

German Newsletters
Subscribe to a free newsletter!

German Chat

German Forum 1

New posts to the German Language forums:

New German/English Chat Room Schneewittchen Translate

Deutsches Forum 2

New posts to the Das Deutsche Forum forums:

Raymond&Jörg Please Welcome your new moderator Joerg!Anna & Tanja

From Apply Now,
Your Guide to German Language.
FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now!

German Word of the Day German Word of the Day - 12. October Wort des Tages: Gleitsichtbrille - 25. Juni German Word of the Day German Word of the Day

Preventing Diabetes

Diabetes Warning Signs Keep Kids Diabetes-Free What is Diabetes?What is Pre-diabetes?Diabetes and Pregnancy

What's Hot

English-German Idioms: Greeks Bearing Gi...German Hangman Game: Parts of the Body -...German Hangman Game: Valentine Vocabular...German Glossary of Words to Avoid - H-J Time Quiz 1 - German Language

Newsletters & RSS Email to a friend Submit to Digg

All Topics | Email Article | |

Advertising Info \| News & Events \| Work at About \| SiteMap \| Reprints \| Help	Our Story \| Be a Guide
User Agreement \| Ethics Policy \| Patent Info. \| Privacy Policy	©2008 About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.

Advertising Info \| News & Events \| Work at About \| SiteMap \| Reprints \| Help	Our Story \| Be a Guide
User Agreement \| Ethics Policy \| Patent Info. \| Privacy Policy	©2008 About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.