Riesling is a cold-hardy, German grape from the northern most vineyards in Europe. It is also significantly planted in Washington, Alsace, Austria, Finger Lakes, Oregon, South Africa and Australia.

Well, that’s what the country’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, thinks. And this controversial claim has triggered a debate in Germany over laziness. So have Germans become complacent? Could working ...

Real Madrid center-back Antonio Rudiger faces a lengthy ban after his actions in the Copa del Rey final. The German international was shown a red card for hurling abuse at the referee from the ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore ...

If you already know a little bit of German ... literally means "to nice-talk", but a better translation might be "glossing over", "sugarcoating" or "whitewashing" in English.

Wir haben das Bier erfunden. Flag this comment I did not know that so many German words are used in English. Very interesting! Flag this comment Nice idea to make little videoclips! Doesn't help ...

My favourite German word of all times is Bubi, pronounced 'boobee'. Merely for linguistic reasons! It means 'young boy' and is ethymologically related to the English word for ... 'boy'! Sent by ...

A German newspaper responded to ... stating that Pollatschek's words made them laugh in a time where they felt hopeless. "Nice piece, otherwise. I laughed," wrote one commenter.

Domingo German's hand was coated with something tackier ... "I've got some choice words about that, but I'm just going to keep that off the record," Judge said. He then went out and decided ...

Amusingly enough several objected that I need not have employed such an obscure English word when there was a perfectly adequate substitute available from German - schadenfreude, a word far more ...

Unfortunately for German speakers, the majority of these words cannot be translated literally into English. Here are 12 of those words: As a teenager, you can't wait for your parents to go on ...