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| Expression | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Schwanz | tail, brush, postabdomen |
| Schwarze | priest, blackcoat, cassock, sky pilot |
| Schweinestall | pigsty, pigpen |
| schwul | gay, queer, homosexual |
| seekrank | seasick |
| Seifenoper | soap opera |
| selbstlos | unselfish, selfless, altruistic |
| Sensation | sensation |
| Serbien | Serbia |
| Sergeant | sergeant |
| Sie | formal “you” |
| Signal | signal |
| Song | song |
| Sonnenbrand | sunburn |
| Souvenir | souvenir |
| sp / st | At the beginning of a word, often “shp” / “sht” |
| Spalte | cleft, fissure, crevice, rift, crevasse, chasm |
| spalten | split |
| Spielplatz | playground |
| Spinat | spinach |
| spitz | pointed |
| Sportler | sportsman |
| Sportplatz | sports field, playing field |
| Sprechen Sie langsam, bitte. | SHPREH-chen zee LANG-sam BIT-teh |
| st | hush! sh! |
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