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- Check "auffallig" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "auffallig" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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So i was just reading and came across this
“Ab 2001 besuchte er das Hannah-Arendt-Gymnasium im Neuköllner Ortsteil Rudow, von dem er 2003 wegen auffälligen Verhaltens verwiesen wurde.”
I was wondering about auffälig here.
Do you think this refers to what would be desribed as “disruptive” behaviour? I.e. Being loud, pranks etc? Because you cant throw someone out of school for “suspicious” behaviour…?
Or is the idea that the the behaviour comes under the scrutiny of the school (and the fact its bad behaviour is implied). Because I was thinking behaviour can stand out when its good too. Or is auffällig generally negative?
It’s quite vague, but I think the sense is that he negatively stood out.
Maybe not loud or pranks, could also be getting in fights a lot or bullying classmates.
“verhaltensauffällig” is kind of a euphemism for aggressive behavior as well.
Is “auffällig” generally negative… not really, but then again yes. We seem to primarily use it in negative contexts, because we’re still a super stiff people who needs to loosen up a bit (I’m serious).
But “auffällig gut” doesn’t sound weird or contradictory at all. Just a bare “auffällig” has a vibe of that skeptical smiley emoji.