Languages and words - miscellaneous

What was originally a 'tibia' (= tibia, Schienbein) in Latin?

• A wind instrument

• A walking stick

• A branch

• A pole

What's the English for these small pieces of paper?

• confetti

• colander

• coriander

• confekt

Where is this important historical exhibit housed?

• Egyptian Museum, Turin

• British Museum, London

• Pergamon Museum, Berlin

• American Museum of Natural History, New York

What's the equivalent of 'fabric' in your language?

• fabbrica / Fabrik

• fabbricante / Fabrikant

• tessuto/ Stoff

• fibra /Faser

What's the meaning of 'sensible' in English?

• sensibile / sensibel

• ragionevole / vernünftig

• sensitivo / Hellseher

What's 'pepperoni' in English?

• salamino piccante / scharfe Salami

• peperone / Paprikaschote

• peperoncino / Peperoni

What does the English 'morbid' mean in Italian and German respectively?

• morboso / kränklich

• morbido / weich

• tenero / zart

• affettuoso / liebevoll

The meaning of the word "pound" (=libbra, Pfund) comes from a Latin word meaning...

• bilancia / Waage

• sterlina / Pfund Sterling

• peso / Gewicht

• reperto / Fund

What does 'sympathetic' mean in English?

• simpatico / sympathisch

• comprensivo / mitfühlend

What's the meaning of 'pest' in English?

• peste / Pest

• parassita / Schädling