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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread dull or boring task? #191376 05/30/2010 11:45 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I have a friend who is looking for the German word for the ability to concentrate on a dull or boring task. any ideas? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Re: dull or boring task? Buffalo Shrdlu #191378 05/30/2010 3:14 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh for the German word I would be hard-put to come up with a word in English for this. Why does he need a German word, which likely does not exist? That aside, the word for boring in German is one of my favorite words langweiliger. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: dull or boring task? zmjezhd #191381 05/30/2010 5:30 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont this is what he wrote: Quote: ... These 'loan' words pop up all the time in other languages and I encountered another German word recently which describes the ability to concentrate on a dull or boring task but I cannot for the life of me remember what the word was now. so, not sure! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Re: dull or boring task? Buffalo Shrdlu #191384 05/30/2010 8:21 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Langweilleistungsfähigkeit, leider nicht. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: dull or boring task? Buffalo Shrdlu #216953 06/07/2014 12:33 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia "SCHWERPUNKT" IN GERMAN IS "FOCUS" IN ENGLISH. THIS MAY BE WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR. live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Re: dull or boring task? Buffalo Shrdlu #217022 06/11/2014 3:12 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh SCHWERPUNKT 'focus, emphasis' does not specify if a task that is being ocncentrated on is boring or exciting. I content that the word does not need to exist in English or in German. Just use the phrase. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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