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| kacken | to poop, 1904 |
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| Kamm, nicht alle über einen Kamm scheren | to not lump everyone together, 1941 |
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| Kanake, der | pejorative slang for a Turk, 1998 |
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| Kanalratte, die, -n | sewer rat, 1941 |
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| kantig | angular, 1998 |
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| kapieren | slang for to understand, 1961 |
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| Käse, der | cheese, 1969 |
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| Kassette, die, -n | case, box, 1923 |
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| Katzensprung, der, -sprünge | stone's throw, 1989 |
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| kehren | to sweep, 1932 |
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| kehrtmachen | to turn around, 1969 |
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| kennzeichnen | to mark, 1941 |
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| Keuchen, das | panting, puffing, 1998 |
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| kichern | to giggle, 1961, 1989 |
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| Kies, der | gravel, 1941 |
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| kindskopp | childish, 1941 |
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| Kiste, die, -n | crate, 1969 |
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| Kittel, der, - | overall, 1932 |
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| Kittel, der, - | work coat, 1969 |
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| klaffen | to gape, 1989 |
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| Klang, der | sound, ring, 1941 |
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| Klappe, die | here slang for shut up!, 1961 |
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| Klappe, die Klappe halten | to keep your mouth shut, 1941 |
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| klappen | figurative, to work out, 1969 |
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| Klassenfeind, der, -e | class enemy, 1989 |
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| Klatsch, der | gossip, 1961 |
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| Klempner, der, - | plumber, 1989 |
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| Klingel, die, -n | doorbell, 1904 |
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| klingeln | to ring a doorbell, 1998 |
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| Knarre, die, -n | slang for guns, 1961 |
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| Köchin, die, -nen | female cook, 1923 |
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| Kohle machen | slang for to earn money, 1989 |
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| Kohlenjunge, der | coal boy, 1904 |
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| Kohlroulade, die, -n | stuffed cabbage, 1961 |
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| Komposthaufen, der | compost pile, 1941 |
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| Konservendose, die, -n | canned good(s), 1969 |
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| Kopf hoch | Head up! Be of courage!, 1904 |
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| Kopftuch, der, -tücher | head scarf, 1969 |
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| Koranunterricht, der | Koran instruction, 1969 |
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| Kost, die | food, fare, 1923 |
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| kosten, Suppe kosten | to taste the soup (literally or figuratively), 1989 |
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| Kraft, die, Kräfte | power, strength, 1941 |
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| Krankenwagen, der, - | ambulance, 1998 |
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| Kraut, das, die Kräuter | herb, 1941 |
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| kribbeln, im Hals kribbeln | to tickle, to have a tickling in (his) throat = the feeling he is about to cry, 1961 |
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| Krieg, der, -e | war, 1941 |
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| Kristallschale, die, -n | crystal bowl, 1923 |
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| Kronleuchter, der, - | chandelier, 1923 |
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| Kummer, der | grief, sorrow, trouble, problems, 1969 |
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| Kunde, der, -n | (male) customer, 1969 |
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| kündigen | to resign, 1961 |
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| Kurzschlusshandlung, das war eine Kurzschlusshandlung | something just went snap, 1961 |
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| KZ, Konzentrationslager, das, - | concentration camp, 1941 |