(of fabric, etc. ) extremely light, delicate, and often see-through

durchscheinend, diaphan

(of molecules) having two atoms with the same or different elements

diatomisch, bidiatomisch

a harsh and severe criticism or verbal attack that is aimed toward a person or thing

Diatribe, Wortgefecht

peculiar and not like what is considered suitable or appropriate for a situation

inkongruent, unangemessen

someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another

Dolmetscher, Übersetzer

to question someone in an aggressive way for a long time in order to get information

befragen, verhören

the act of rejecting or saying no to something that has been offered or requested

Ablehnung, Weigerung

to reject or deny a statement or accusation by using an argument or evidence

widerlegen, abstreiten

the act of showing that someone or something is wrong by using an argument or evidence

Widerlegung, Zurückweisung

the use of similar vowels close to each other in nonrhyming syllables as a literary device

Assonanz

having an identical vowel combined with different consonants in words, often for poetic purposes

assonant, Vokalakkord

