GERMAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

The German word Chef is a common false friend which has nothing to do with cooking. A Chef is a boss or head of an organization, and a woman in this role is a Chefin. The question Wer ist hier der Chef? could be translated into English as Who's in charge around here?

A professional chef working in a restaurant is referred to in German as a Koch, and a head chef would be a Chefkoch. The sentence Its the chef's day off today could be rendered in German as Der Koch hat heute frei.

The environment has been a major issue in Germany for many years, and the Green party formed part of the governing coalition between 1998 and 2005. Germany was among the first to introduce ideas that have now become widespread elsewhere, such as wind farms, large-scale recycling schemes and the separation of household waste.