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What is the longest word in your language, and what does it mean in English? (feddit.uk)

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I love the German word verbesserungsbedürftig, meaning in need of improvement. I'm not German, but thought this was a cracking word.

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[–] elvith@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

German legalese has Verkehr as a reference to in Verkehr bringen which means put something on the market / put something on circulation.

But it's hard to recognize /learn because

Verkehr almost(?) always means traffic outside of legalese and
There are also traffic laws, that also use Verkehr but really mean traffic