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What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English? (lemmy.world)

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[–] the_wise_wolf@feddit.de 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bremsstrahlung

[–] ErwinLottemann@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

was soll das sein?

[–] aaaaaaaaargh@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Das ist, wenn du auf Toilette warst, die Spülung es aber nicht ganz schafft, dein Werk verschwinden zu lassen und stattdessen an dessen Oberfläche am Porzellan, der sogenannten "Bremsspur", kollidierendes Wasser nach oben an deinen Allerwertesten abstrahlt.

[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

Strahlung, die beim Abbremsen von Partikeln entsteht.

https://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/physik/bremsstrahlung/1974