Zerfall, liieren

Amanda will be happy, I have two new GWOD's. :)

Zerfall - breakup, collapse, disintegration. As in, what the Spanish ETA is doing now. From a Der Spiegel article: ETA vor dem Zerfall - ETA before the breakup.

liieren - to associate, ally. However, in the context I read at Der Spiegel, it means "being together with someone": Der 35-jährige Amerikaner (Marilyn Manson) ist mit Stripperin und Fetisch-Model Dita von Teese, 32, liiert. "The 35 year old American is together with the stripper and fetish model Dita von Teese, 32." I think the word liieren is the wrong word though, since the article is talking about their upcoming marriage.

Posted by Jinglelady at October 5, 2004 10:48 AM | German Word (Phrase) of the Day | TrackBack