Denk-

Dẹnk-:

De#nk|an|satz

m → starting point

De#nk|an|stoß

m → something to start one thinking; jdm Denkanstöße geben → to give sb something to think about, to give sb food for thought

De#nk|art

f → way of thinking; eine edle Denk- → high-mindedness; eine niedrige Denk- → low-mindedness

De#nk|auf|ga|be

f → brain-teaser

de#nk|bar

adj → conceivable; es ist durchaus Denk-, dass er kommt → it’s very possible or likely that he’ll come

adv → extremely; (= ziemlich) → rather; den Denk- schlechtesten/besten Eindruck machen → to make the worst/best possible impression

De#nk|bla|se

f (in Comic) → thought bubble

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Dẹnk-:

De#nk|fab|rik

f → think tank

de#nk|fä|hig

adj → capable of thinking; nicht mehr Denk- → incapable of thinking (straight) (any more); als Denk-er Mensch → as an intelligent person

De#nk|fä|hig|keit

f → ability to think

de#nk|faul

adj → (mentally) lazy; sei nicht so Denk-! → get your brain working!

De#nk|faul|heit

f → mental laziness

De#nk|feh|ler

m → mistake in the/one’s logic, flaw in the/one’s reasoning; ein Denk- in der Beurteilung der Lage → an error in the assessment of the situation

De#nk|ge|wohn|heit

f usu pl → habitual way of thinking

De#nk|hem|mung

f → mental block

De#nk|hil|fe

f → clue, hint; (= Merkhilfe) → reminder

De#nk|ho|ri|zont

m → mental horizon

De#nk|in|halt

m → idea

De#nk|ka|te|go|rie

f usu pl → thought category; in veralteten Denk-n erzogen → brought up to think in outmoded categories

De#nk|kraft

f → mental capacity

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Dẹnk-:

De#nk|mo|dell

nt (= Entwurf) → plan for further discussion; (wissenschaftlich) → working hypothesis; (= Denkmuster) → thought pattern

De#nk|mus|ter

nt → thought pattern

De#nk|pau|se

f → break, adjournment; eine Denk- einlegen → to have a break or to adjourn to think things over

De#nk|pro|zess ?

m → thought-process

De#nk|psy|cho|lo|gie

f → psychology of thought

De#nk|schab|lo|ne

f (pej) → (set or hackneyed) thought pattern

De#nk|sche|ma

nt → thought pattern

De#nk|schrift

f → memorandum, memo (inf)

De#nk|schritt

m → step (in one’s/sb’s thinking)

De#nk|spiel

nt → mental or mind game

De#nk|sport

m → mental exercise; „Denksport“ → “puzzle corner”; er ist ein Liebhaber des Denk-s → he loves doing puzzles and brain-teasers

De#nk|sport|auf|ga|be

f → brain-teaser

De#nk|spruch

m → motto

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Dẹnk-:

De#nk|sys|tem

nt → system of thought

De#nk|übung

f → mental exercise

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Dẹnk-:

De#nk|ver|mö|gen

nt → capacity for thought, intellectual capacity

De#nk|vers

m → mnemonic (verse)

De#nk|vor|gang

m → thought process

De#nk|wei|se

f = Denkart

de#nk|wür|dig

adj → memorable, notable

De#nk|wür|dig|keit

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no pl (von Ereignis) → memorability, notability

(liter: = Ereignis) → memorable or notable event

De#nk|zent|rum

nt → thought centre (Brit) → or center (US)

De#nk|zet|tel

m (inf) → warning; jdm einen Denk- verpassen → to give sb a warning