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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BROCKEN

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PRONUNCIATION OF BROCKEN

Brocken play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROCKEN

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Brocken is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BROCKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brocken

Brocken

The Brocken, also sometimes referred to as the Blocksberg, is the highest peak of the Harz mountain range and also the highest peak of Northern Germany; it is located near Schierke in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt between the rivers Weser and Elbe. Although its altitude of 1,141 metres is below alpine dimensions, its microclimate resembles that of mountains of about 2,000 m. The peak above the tree line tends to have a snow cover from September to May, and mists and fogs shroud it up to 300 days of the year. The mean annual temperature is only 2.9 °C. It is the easternmost mountain in northern Germany; travelling east in a straight line, the next prominent elevation would be in the Ural Mountains in Russia. The Brocken has always played a role in legends and has been connected with witches and devils; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe took up the legends in his play Faust. The Brocken spectre is a common phenomenon on this misty mountain, where a climber's shadow cast upon fog creates eerie optical effects. Today the Brocken is part of the Harz National Park and hosts a historic botanical garden of about 1,600 alpine mountain plants.

Definition of Brocken in the English dictionary

The definition of Brocken in the dictionary is a mountain in central Germany: the highest peak of the Harz Mountains; important in German folklore. Height: 1142 m. The Brocken Bow or Brocken Spectre is an atmospheric phenomenon in which an observer, when the sun is low, may see his enlarged shadow against the clouds, often surrounded by coloured lights.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROCKEN

Broca
Broca´s area
Broca´s centre
brocade
brocard
brocatel
brocatelle
broccoli
Broccolini

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROCKEN

bracken
bricken
chicken
docken
drucken
Eucken
free-range chicken
like a headless chicken
Mencken
no chicken
panic-stricken
poverty-stricken
prairie chicken
quicken
schnecken
slocken
stricken
thicken
trocken
turducken

Synonyms and antonyms of Brocken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Brocken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROCKEN

Find out the translation of Brocken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Brocken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Brocken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

布罗肯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Brocken
570 millions of speakers

English

Brocken
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Translator English - Hindi

Brocken
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بروكين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Брокен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Brocken
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Brocken
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Brocken
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Brocken
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Brocken
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Translator English - Japanese

ブロッケン山
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

브로켄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brocken
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Brocken
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Translator English - Tamil

Brocken
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Translator English - Marathi

ब्रोकन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Brocken
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Translator English - Italian

Brocken
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Translator English - Polish

Brocken
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Брокен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Brocken
30 millions of speakers
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Brocken
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Brocken
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Translator English - Swedish

Brocken
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Brocken
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Trends of use of Brocken

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROCKEN»

The term «Brocken» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROCKEN» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROCKEN»

Discover the use of Brocken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Brocken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The British Folk Revival: 1944–2002
The book will create lively debate among the folk music fraternity and popular music scholars, as well as folklorists and ethnomusicologists.
Dr Michael Brocken, 2013
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Henry Brocken
Henry Brocken takes the reader back through the kingdoms of Poe, Charlotte Bronte, Cervantes and others working with the theme of the wanderer.
Walter de la Mare, 2009
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Bacharach: Maestro! The Life of a Pop Genius
Covering all periods of his life, including his childhood in Kansas City, his work with Tin Pan Alley and his famous collaborations with Hal David, the book also details his affairs with numerous beautiful women including his marriages to ...
Michael Brocken, 2003
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Mendelssohn, Goethe, and the Walpurgis Night: The Heathen ...
1430. 46. In the German-speaking lands these evil meeting places included, along with the Brocken, the Heuberg (near Freiburg im Breisgau), the Staffelberg (near Lichtenfels in northern Bavaria), and the Venusberg (near Bonn); see Jacobs, ...
John Michael Cooper, 2007
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The New and Complete Dictionary of the German and English ...
>u Brocken brechen, to dresk int« pieces, to breskinto iiltlellokbet» «r Liis. gesammlete Bettlerbrocken, Lersps ß». tk?rec! bx Lessgsrs. überq?bliebe»e Brocken von allechand Speisen, Lcrsps, Orrs, I^lsnimpeK,, Keliefs «r Kem»»nts « f !
John Ebers, 1796
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
Liebe, Sexualität — das war für die immer ein Thema von äußerster Brisanz. Bröckchen: Bröckchen husten/(lachen) ugs selten — Kotzebues Werke studieren ' to throw up, to toss one's cookles Brocken: ein dicker Brocken ugs - 1. to be a big ...
Hans Schemann, 2013
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Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
This portion of the Hartz immediately round the Brocken is of granitic formation ; to these mountains succeed others composed of rocks of the second rank, or, as the Germans term them, grey- wacke. It is in these that are found the richest ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Northern Germany: as far as the Bavarian and Austrian frontiers
to Schierke 5-6, to Elend or Dreiannen-Hohne 3-4, to the top of the Brocken 15 J? , with fee (railway from Dreiannen-Hohne and Schierke, see p. 365). We follow the road via (l'/z M.) Mandelhotz and (2 M.) Elend (p. 364) to (2'/4 M.) Schierke (p.
Karl Baedeker (Firm), 1904
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Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book to Germany
3rd, By Hasserode, the Drei Annen Hohne and Jacobsbruck; abont 12 miles. Or 4th, the shortest way, by Elbingerode, Elend, and Schierke. The 1st and 4th routes are most recommended. The following routes to the Brocken can only bo made ...
George Bradshaw, 1867
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A hand-book for travellers on the continent. [1st] [2 issues ...
Valley of the Bode are more interesting than the Brocken, from their line and peculiar scenery. Between these two places are the curious caves of Bau- mans and Bielshohle, interesting to geologists on account of the fossil bones found in them ...
John Murray (publishers.), 1850

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROCKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Brocken is used in the context of the following news items.
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Research clarifies the physics of water repelling surfaces
Research clarifies the physics of water repelling surfaces. "Water droplet at DWR-coated surface1" by Brocken Inaglory. Licensed under CC ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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User group appointed to steer St Mary's Centre in Chester
... St Werburgh's and St Columba's RC Primary School teacher Rachel Borman; Steph Brocken of Minerva Arts; theatre designer Judith Croft; ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Low-Cost-Konferenz Astronomie aus der Gondel
Durch den Schwerkrafteinfluss eines vorbeiziehenden Planeten oder Sterns werden bisweilen einzelne solcher Brocken aus der Wolke heraus ... «Deutschlandfunk, Jun 15»
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Brüsseler Krisentreffen wird vertagt
... Hans Jörg Schelling kritisierte den griechischen Vorstoß für die Schulden-Umschichtung als "den größten Brocken" in den Verhandlungen. «Tageblatt online, Jun 15»
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Denmark's Sankt Hans Aften explained
According to legend, the summer solstice is a night imbued with evil, a night in which witches make their way to the Brocken, the highest summit ... «The Local Denmark, Jun 15»
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In 1665, Many Said They Saw a UFO Battle and Fell Sick Afterward
(Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons). A Fata Morgana off the east coast of Australia that makes it appear as though a ship is floating above ... «The Epoch Times, Jun 15»
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Wird die U21 gegen Serbien jubeln dürfen? (Foto: getty)
Doch gleich zu Beginn erwartet die Gastgeber ein harter Brocken. Dänemark walzte nur so durch die Qualifikationsgruppe 2, ließ Russland, ... «N24, Jun 15»
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Sweden Rock 2015: Der Freitag
... Eater' und 'The Grand Conjuration' die ganzen dicken Brocken aufgefahren werden. er Rausschmeißer 'Deliverance' hat sich mittlerweile zu ... «Metal-hammer.de, Jun 15»
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Why Aren't Ethics and Morality Considered Relevant in Debates …
(Photo: Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons). The United States Army Corps of Engineers recently announced that, with the help of the U.S. ... «Pacific Standard, Jun 15»
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California's Vanishing Clouds Could Intensify Drought
(Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons). PW: The minimum temperature at night has been rising rapidly. During the daytime we've seen slow ... «KQED, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Brocken [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/brocken>. Apr 2024 ».
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