This king desiring to surpass the kings of Egypt who had arisen before him left as a memorial of himself a pyramid which he made of bricks, and on it there is an inscription carved in stone and saying thus: "Despise not me in comparison with the pyramids of stone, seeing that I excel them as much as Zeus excels the other gods; for with a pole they struck into the lake, and whatever of the mud attached itself to the pole, this they gathered up and made bricks, and in such manner they finished me.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

Bedingungen unsual conditions übliche Sorgfalt ordinary care übliche Vorsicht; Umsicht usual caution üblicher Marktpreis fair market value üblicher Zinssatz conventional interest übrig bleiben remain Übung practice Übung; Gewohnheit practice Übung; Praxis practice Uhr clock Uhr; Zeit stempeln clock Uhrenstechkarte clock card Ultimatum ultimatum Ultimogeld money for monthly clearance um Akzeptierung zu erlangen to obtain acceptance um Auskunft bitten request information um bereitzustellen in order to provide um das Akkredtiv anzeigen zu lassen to have the credit advised um dem Käufer zu ermöglichen to enable the buyer um den Anforderungen gerecht zu werden to meet the requirements um den Handelsbrauch wiederzugeben to reflect the usages um die Ware an Bord zu verladen in order to load the goods on board um die Ware zu verladen in order to load the goods um es dem Käufer zu ermöglichen for the purpose of enabling the buyer to um es dem Käufer zu ermöglichen to allow the buyer um es den Parteien zu ermöglichen to enable the parties to um es ihm zu ermöglichen to enable him um Handelspapiere auszuhändigen to deliver commercial documents um Irrtümern vorzubeugen in order to guard against confusion um Kunden werben; Kundenwerbung canvass um Mengentarife zu erhalten to obtain quantity rates um Missverständnissen vorzubeugen in order to guard against misunderstandings um sich zu vergewissern to ascertain um Zahlung zu erlangen to obtain payment um zu in oder to um zu in order to um zu vermeiden in order to avoid Umbuchung eines Betrages transfer of an amount Umbuchung eines Konteneintrags transfer of an entry Umfang extent Umfang scope Umfang der Verkäufe volume of sales Umfang der Ausgaben volume of expenditures Umfang der Geschäfte volume of business Umfang der Verkäufe sales volume Umfang der Vollmacht scope of authority Umfang der Warenvorräte volume of stocks Umfang des Außenhandels volume of foreign trade Umfang des Geschäfts volume of trade Umfang des Handels volume of trade Umfang des Marktes size of the market Umfang; Band; Volumen volume Umfang; Volumen volume umfangreich; in großer Menge; sperrig bulky umfangreiche Einsparungen extensive economies umfangreiche Kollektion; großes Sortiment large assortment umfangreiche Werbung substantial advertising umfassend extensive umfassende Darstellung der Tatsachen full statement of the facts umfassende Versicherung comprehensive insurance Umgang mit Material materials handling Umgehungsstraße bypass umgekehrt reverse umgelegte Lasten absorbed burden umgesetzte Menge; Absatzmenge quantity of sales umherziehend ambulatory Umkleidezeit clothes change time umkommen perish umladen to transship Umladung transshipment Umlauf; Zirkulation circulation
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Entering an assembly of philosophers who were debating the matter, he cast a severed human head at the feet of his opponents and asked them to determine its zenith, explaining that its body was hanging by the heels outside.
— from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

The New Zealand express train is called the Ballarat Fly . . . .
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS Preface List of Abbreviations Dictionary of Quotations: A., B., C., D., E., F., G., H., I., J., K., L., M., N., O., P., Q., R., S., T., U., V., W., Y., Z., Index : A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , Y , Z (etext transcriber's note)
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

The facts of Zosimus explain the allusions of Claudian; but his classic interpreters were ignorant of the fourth century.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

epeidan de to teleion apolabê megethos to zôon, en tô meta tên apokyêsin chronô panti mechri tês akmês hê men auxêtikê tênikauta kratei; boêthoi d' autês kai hoion hypêretides hê t' alloiôtikê dynamis esti kai hê threptikê.
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen

An immoderate zeal, even to that which is good, even though it does not offend, astonishes me, and puts me to study what name to give it.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

The other, on the road to Birck, in Zeeland, enclosed three tumuli in juxtaposition, the one in the centre similar to that just described, and with a dolmen on its summit; two smaller mounds are represented in juxtaposition on either side, but with only a circle of stones round their base.
— from Rude Stone Monuments in All Countries: Their Age and Uses by James Fergusson

In his Universal Lexicon, Zedler explains that astrolabes are of two kinds, 'universal' and 'particular.'
— from Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women; The Treatise on the Astrolabe; The Sources of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

As her alarm on this subject diminished, the private friends of the Queen turned their attention to other matters of political interest; and according to the testimony of Sully, zealously employed themselves in contravening all the wishes, and disappointing all the views, of Henri IV.
— from The Life of Marie de Medicis, Queen of France, Consort of Henri IV, and Regent of the Kingdom under Louis XIII — Volume 2 by Miss (Julia) Pardoe

In six of the historic "seven cities of Cibola," all Zuñi [Pg 210] towns, these missions were established; and in the ancient pueblo of San Antonio de Senecú, Antonio de Arteaga founded a church in 1629; in Picuries, in 1632, Friar Ascencion de Zárate established the mission, and in 1635 one also in Isleta.
— from The Land of Enchantment: From Pike's Peak to the Pacific by Lilian Whiting

“‘La Zambinella!’ echoed the Roman prince.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

The latter were still in a state of ignorance as to who were the four individuals so zealously endeavouring to avoid an interview with them.
— from The Ocean Waifs: A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Mayne Reid