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sausage
A food made from minced meat, bacon, spices, and other ingredients, usually filled into an intestine or casing.
Zum Abendbrot gibt es heute Brot mit Käse und Wurst.
For supper today, we're having bread with cheese and sausage.
I don't care
A colloquial expression meaning that something is all the same to someone or that they do not care.
Ob wir ins Kino oder ins Theater gehen, ist mir eigentlich Wurst.
Whether we go to the cinema or the theater, I honestly don't care.
it's now or never
A colloquial expression indicating that a decisive or critical phase has been reached, where everything is at stake.
In den letzten Minuten des Finales geht es jetzt richtig um die Wurst.
In the final minutes of the match, it's really now or never.
to act offended
A colloquial expression for a person who is easily and exaggeratedly offended or sulky.
Jetzt spiel doch nicht die beleidigte Leberwurst, es war doch nur ein Scherz.
Oh, don't act so offended; it was only a joke.
The word 'Wurst' (sausage) is the basic building block for the names of countless German types of sausage. Words like 'Bratwurst' (bratwurst/grilled sausage), 'Leberwurst' (liver sausage), or 'Blutwurst' (blood sausage) refer to specific types and are easy to recognize.
Beim Grillen essen die Deutschen am liebsten Bratwurst.
When grilling, Germans like to eat bratwurst best.
The idioms with 'Wurst' (sausage) are very common, but they clearly belong to colloquial language. In formal situations or in written language, you should avoid them.
Er sagte zu seinem Chef nicht: „Das ist mir Wurst“, sondern: „Das ist für mich nicht entscheidend.“
He did not say to his boss, 'Das ist mir Wurst' (I don't care), but rather, 'That is not decisive for me.'
The expression 'das ist mir Wurst' (I don't care) is formed with a dative pronoun or noun. It expresses which person something is unimportant to.
Ob wir heute oder morgen fahren, ist mir völlig Wurst.
Whether we go today or tomorrow, I really don't care.
The expression 'es geht um die Wurst' (it's now or never/everything is at stake) is a fixed phrase. The 'es' at the beginning is a fixed component and cannot be changed.
Im Finale der Weltmeisterschaft geht es für beide Teams um die Wurst.
In the World Cup final, it's now or never for both teams.
The expression 'die beleidigte Leberwurst spielen' (to act offended/sulky) is always used with the verb 'spielen' (to play). It describes the behavior of a person who is offended for no reason or in an exaggerated way.
Nur weil du beim Spiel verloren hast, musst du nicht gleich die beleidigte Leberwurst spielen.
Just because you lost the game, you don't have to act offended right away.
sausage
Wurst and Würstchen both refer to an elongated food made from sausage mixture. Würstchen is the smaller form, while Wurst can also refer to a larger or more general product. Use Würstchen for small portions and Wurst as the general term.
Für das Abendessen hat der Metzger eine große Wurst geschnitten.
For dinner, the butcher sliced a large sausage.
Für die Kinder habe ich jeweils ein kleines Würstchen gekocht.
I cooked a small sausage for each of the children.
