German to English Dictionary (Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch)

Paltry

Small or meager; ridiculously or insultingly small in amount or value.

Pass-the-buck

The act of shifting responsibility or blame onto another person.

Patronage

The support given by a patron, especially a financial one.

Penetrating-stare

An intense, piercing gaze that seems to examine or understand someone deeply.

Permeate

To spread throughout something; to pervade or pass into every part of an object, substance, or area.

Pervade

To spread through all parts of something; to exist in every part of something.

Pervasive

Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect.

Piercing gaze

An intense, penetrating look that seems to see deeply into someone's thoughts or feelings.

Poignard

A small slender dagger, typically having a triangular or diamond-shaped blade.

Prescriptivism

The attitude or belief that one variety of a language is superior to others and should be enforced as the standard.

Push-the-envelope

To extend the limits of what is possible or acceptable.

Quality-of-Service

A measure of the overall performance of a service, particularly in telecommunications and computer networking.