To add to Otto Kruse's German terms, there's also "systemrelevante
Berufe", which means "system relevant jobs". I believe this is known
as "essential workers" in the States.
Best,
Shawn Raisig
Quoting "Reichelt, Melinda J" <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear EATAW Members,
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> I hope this email finds you all well.
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> On Monday, a reporter from my local newspaper (the Toledo Blade, out
> of Toledo, Ohio, USA), will interview me for a story about the
> effect of Coronavirus on the English language and other languages.
> She has told me she is curious about how various languages are
> referring to what are called "stay-at-home orders" in the U.S. I
> thought this listserv might be a good place to gather information. I
> would be grateful if you would email me at
> [log in to unmask] and tell me what stay-at-home orders
> are called in the languages you know, and please give me a literal
> translation. I'm also curious about whether other terms besides
> "stay-at-home orders" are used in various English-speaking
> countries. In the U.S., I've also heard (and used) the term
> quarantine to refer to staying at home, even if you're not sick.
>
> If you wish, if you respond, I can send you a list of interesting
> newly-coined words in English related to the Corona virus. Please
> just ask me. I've been collecting them as one of my new
> Coronahobbies while I'm confined to my home, needing new means of
> occupying myself. I have about 35 so far, but here's a sampling:
>
>
> Coronabrain: When all you can think about is the Corona virus
>
> Covidfever: Like cabin fever
>
> Procrastibaking: What I've been doing instead of grading papers
>
> Coronababies: We'll have them in our classes in about 18 years and
> nine months
>
> Hairpocalypse: My current hairdo, which probably won't improve if I
> let my daughter give me a quarancut
>
> JOMO: Joy of missing out; the opposite of FOMO, fear of missing out
>
> Zoombies: (Zoom + zombie) What teachers feel they’ve become after
> conducting classes all week on Zoom
>
> Zoomsmen: your groomsmen in a Zoom wedding
>
> Covedient: (Covid + obedient) describes people who are obedient to
> stay-at-home orders
>
> Zumping: Dumping a romantic partner via Zoom
>
>
> Thanks, everyone.
>
> Melinda
>
> Dr. Melinda Reichelt
>
> Professor of English, Director of ESL Writing
> University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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