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German
Etymology
Literally, “sense and intellect”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɪn ʊnt fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant/
Noun
Sinn und Verstand
- (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) rhyme or reason, common sense
- Synonym: Hand und Fuß
- ohne Sinn und Verstand ― without rhyme or reason
2021 July 17, Daniél Kretschmar, “20 Jahre Proteste gegen G8 in Genua: Was bleibt, ist das Trauma”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Der Mythos des „Black Block“, einer gesichtslosen, aggressiven Masse, die ohne Sinn und Verstand einfach alles kurz und klein schlägt, erlebte seine Renaissance, wie auch das Bild des faschistischen Bullen als Schläger des Kapitals.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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