Category : Politics & work

Pfusch is a great example of “false friend” if you compare the meaning in Austrian and standard German. In Austria, it means illicit work and in Germany it means poor-quality work. How often is it used? In terms of frequency, I used to receive Wiener Wirtschaft, a weekly business newspaper published by the Austrian Chamber ..

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A Dirndlkoalition is a political coalition of three parties. The colours of the parties are similar to common Dirndl colours: the conservative ÖVP (turquoise), the Greens (green) and the liberal NEOs (pink). In Germany, it is called a Jamaica coalition. There was a Dirndl-Koalition in the Salzburg province until A..

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