Hoffmann

[hof-muhn, hawf-mahn]

noun

1. E(rnst) T(heodor) A(madeus) (Wilhelm) 1776–1822, German author, composer, and illustrator.

2. Josef 1870–1956, Viennese architect and designer, born in Austria-Hungary.

3. Roald born 1937, U.S. chemist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1981.

Example Sentences

Marsh began her performing career as a teenager, appearing as a dancer in the Michael Powell-Emeric Pressburger film, “The Tales of Hoffmann.”

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Government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann said the deal was "a unique opportunity for an agreement that we must not miss" and that Germany was working to find a compromise over French concerns.

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The puppet element helped soften some of the script elements for Hoffmann.

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Asked Friday under what circumstances Germany would consider suspending weapons deliveries to Israel, government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann replied that “weapons exports are always case-by-case decisions … taking into consideration political and human rights questions.”

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“We demand our government to sign a deal now, no matter what is the cost,” Lee Hoffmann Agiv, who attended the protest, told The A.P.

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