Swabian English Dictionary

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A Achdale Wei

One eighth of a glass of wine, 125 ml of wine

A Äggerle ond a Kuah, deggad älle Armud zua.

Even little can make you happy!
literal: A small field and a cow make you forget poverty.

A aldbachas Gloid

An out-of-fashion dress
literal: an old-fashioned garment

A alde Kuah vrgissd gern, daß se au amol a Kalb gwä isch.

An old cow likes to forget that she was once a calf (i.e. young).

A alde Sonndagshos am Werdag hebd net so lang, wia a alde Werdagshos am Sonndag.

An old pair of Sunday trousers does not last as long on a weekday as an old pair of weekday trousers does on a Sunday.

A arg läbbrige Briah

A very thin soup (or other very thin liquid)

A Auswahl, wia d’Mäus en de Huddzla.

A large (supply of) goods
literal: A selection such as mice have in dried fruit.

A baar Medr

A few meters

A baar Schridd laufa

Taking a few steps