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1 Gemeinheit
f1. nur Sg. meanness, nastiness; aus Gemeinheit out of (sheer) spite, just to be nasty; es war eine Gemeinheit zu (+ Inf.) it was really mean of him etc. to (+ Inf.) die Gemeinheit dabei the mean thing about it2. Handlung: mean ( oder dirty) trick, nasty thing to do; Äußerung: nasty remark, nasty thing to say; Umstand, Ereignis: nuisance, nasty thing to happen; so eine Gemeinheit! what a nasty thing to do ( oder say, happen)!* * *die Gemeinheitdisreputableness; meanness; cussedness; beastliness; baseness; vulgarness; hoggishness; lousiness; scurviness; skulduggery; snottiness* * *Ge|mein|heitf -, -en1) no pl (= Niedertracht) meanness; (= Rohheit, Unverschämtheit auch) nastiness2) no pl (= Vulgarität) vulgarity; (von Bemerkung, Witz) vulgarity, coarseness4) inf = ärgerlicher Umstandblasted (Brit inf nuisance* * *die1) ignobleness2) vileness* * *Ge·mein·heit<-, -en>fso eine \Gemeinheit! that was a mean thing to do!; (Bemerkung) mean remark* * *die; Gemeinheit, Gemeinheiten1) o. Pl. meanness; nastiness2) (gemeine Handlung) mean or nasty or dirty trickdas war eine Gemeinheit — that was a mean or nasty thing to do/say
* * *1. nur sg meanness, nastiness;aus Gemeinheit out of (sheer) spite, just to be nasty;die Gemeinheit dabei the mean thing about it2. Handlung: mean ( oder dirty) trick, nasty thing to do; Äußerung: nasty remark, nasty thing to say; Umstand, Ereignis: nuisance, nasty thing to happen;so eine Gemeinheit! what a nasty thing to do ( oder say, happen)!* * *die; Gemeinheit, Gemeinheiten1) o. Pl. meanness; nastiness2) (gemeine Handlung) mean or nasty or dirty trickdas war eine Gemeinheit — that was a mean or nasty thing to do/say
* * *f.baseness n.beastliness n.cussedness n.disreputableness n.hoggishness n.lousiness n.meanness n.scurviness n.skulduggery n.snottiness n.vulgarity n. -
2 Gaunerei
f; -, -en; pej. swindling, swindle, con game umg.* * *die Gaunereiskullduggery; trickery; roguery; skulduggery; knavery* * *Gau|ne|rei [gaunə'rai]f -, -enswindling no pl, cheating no pl* * *die2) (dishonesty or cheating.) sharp practice* * *Gau·ne·rei<-, -en>[gaunəˈrai]* * *die; Gaunerei, Gaunereien swindle; (das Gaunern) swindling* * ** * *die; Gaunerei, Gaunereien swindle; (das Gaunern) swindling* * *-en f.knavery n.roguery n.trickery n. -
3 Gemeinheit
f1. baseness2. beastliness3. bitchiness4. cussedness5. disgrace6. disreputableness7. hoggishness8. infamy [shamefulness]9. lousiness10. meanness11. scurviness12. skulduggery13. snottiness14. vulgarity
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