Achtung
[ahkh-too ng]
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At their best—on Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby—U2 managed to satisfy both art and commerce.
Achtung Baby's ironic astringency was a successful reaction to Rattle and Hum's gauzy sincerity.
Bono Stands Up During the Achtung Baby tour, Rushdie met Bono after he was invited backstage.
German Pavilion: the in-demand but achtung British-born Liam Gillick.
Word Origin and History for achtung
German word used to command attention, from German achtung, from acht (n.) "attention, care, heed, consideration," achten (v.) "pay attention to, regard, esteem, respect," from Old High German ahton "pay attention to," a general Germanic word akin to Old English eahtian "to estimate, esteem, consider, praise," but with no living native descendants in English.
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