a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding
Nistkolonie, Brutplatz
money, goods, or property that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family at marriage
Mitgift, Heiratsgut
the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will
Intestat, Tod ohne Testament
the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building
Diebstahl, Entwendung
a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person
Autarchie, Autokratie
a general lack of interest, concern, or enthusiasm toward things in life
Apathie, Gleichgültigkeit
the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic
Seltsamkeit, Merkwürdigkeit
a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization
Oligarchie, Herrschaft einer kleinen Gruppe
a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity
Bürge, Garant
a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices
Funktionär, Amtsträger
the government of Roman Catholic Church
Papsttum, Regierung der römisch-katholischen Kirche
the use of clever or dishonest schemes to mislead others
Täuschung, Betrug
the people from whom a person is descended
Abstammung
the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time
Frequenz
(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation
Prosodie, Studium der Betonung und Intonation
a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold
Molkerei, Käserei
