Translations for „four-letter word“ in the English » German Dictionary

four-let·ter ˈword N

1. four-letter word:

four-letter word (swearword)

Schimpfwort nt

four-letter word (dirty word)

unanständiges Wort

2. four-letter word hum (taboo word):

four-letter word

Tabuwort nt

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

four-letter word

Schimpfwort nt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Hedging has really become a four-letter word among investors.

www.miningfeeds.com

So surely a little four-letter word is allowed.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Wall wanted to give the language a short name with positive connotations; he claims that he considered (and rejected) every three- and four-letter word in the dictionary.

en.wikipedia.org

Different anxieties a century ago meant that a four-letter word could shock far more electrically than now.

www.telegraph.co.uk

There are a ton of communities throughout the country where "change" is a four-letter word, something to be feared.

qz.com

The simple four-letter word that works if you want to get elected.

www.bbc.co.uk

Miller later admitted he was ashamed of having lost his temper, but he didn't retract the foul, four-letter word.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This much maligned four-letter word has no intrinsic meaning.

en.wikipedia.org

In education circles, productivity is a four-letter word.

content.time.com

Sale, that four-letter word with the power to get even the most tight-fisted shopper to splurge, is now plastered across retail outlets at malls.

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