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6,852 languages with published entries
Sign languages
40 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.
British Sign Language
117 published entries
Yugoslavian Sign Language
60 published entries
Philippine Sign Language
60 published entries
Nicaraguan Sign Language
60 published entries
German Sign Language
60 published entries
Czech Sign Language
60 published entries
Swiss-French Sign Language
60 published entries
Brazilian Sign Language
60 published entries
Maltese Sign Language
60 published entries
Polish Sign Language
60 published entries
Singapore Sign Language
60 published entries
South African Sign Language
55 published entries
Mexican Sign Language
54 published entries
American Sign Language
50 published entries
Taiwan Sign Language
48 published entries
Quebec Sign Language
42 published entries
Egypt Sign Language
40 published entries
Paraguayan Sign Language
39 published entries
Spanish Sign Language
33 published entries
Albanian Sign Language
31 published entries
Norwegian Sign Language
24 published entries
Hungarian Sign Language
24 published entries
Ethiopian Sign Language
23 published entries
French Sign Language
21 published entries
Thai Sign Language
19 published entries
Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language
16 published entries
Japanese Sign Language
11 published entries
Colombian Sign Language
11 published entries
Romanian Sign Language
11 published entries
Korean Sign Language
9 published entries
Peruvian Sign Language
7 published entries
Catalan Sign Language
6 published entries
Tunisian Sign Language
6 published entries
Russian Sign Language
5 published entries
New Zealand Sign Language
5 published entries
Italian Sign Language
5 published entries
Swiss-German Sign Language
5 published entries
Saudi Arabian Sign Language
5 published entries
Argentine Sign Language
4 published entries
Adamorobe Sign Language
2 published entries
German
May include AI-generated content. Most words have not yet been reviewed by a native speaker.
“Wir stehen seit einer Stunde im Stau.”
We have been in a traffic jam for an hour.
- congestion, stagnancy of water or anything dammed or otherwise backed-up
- ellipsis of Verkehrsstau (“traffic jam”)
- weir
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Auf den alten Büchern liegt viel Staub.”
There is a lot of dust on the old books.
- dust
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Wegen der Baustelle ist eine Spur gesperrt, deshalb staut sich hier der Verkehr.”
Because of roadworks, one lane is blocked, so traffic is getting backed up here.
- to stow (cargo)
- to dam (block a river or similar by building a dam)
- to accumulate, to build up, to get backed up
- to accumulate
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Der neue Staubsauger ist sehr leise und effizient.”
The new vacuum cleaner is very quiet and efficient.
“Wir müssen das Gepäck sicher im Kofferraum verstauen.”
We need to stow the luggage safely in the trunk.
“ausgezeichnetes Restaurant.”
excellent restaurant.
- restaurant
Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.
“Wir essen heute Abend im Restaurant.”
We're eating at the restaurant tonight.
Related: die Gaststätte
- restaurant
“Der Staubsauger ist leider kaputtgegangen.”
The vacuum cleaner has unfortunately broken.
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