Words for Things That Last

unverwüstlich — indestructible. Said of a coat, a car or an old radio.

wertbeständig — keeping its value.

nicht totzukriegen — impossible to kill. Said with affection of an old machine that keeps working.

die Sollbruchstelle — the intended breaking point. An engineering term, now also used for a weak point a maker is suspected of building in on purpose.

die Wegwerfgesellschaft — the throwaway society. It is a reproach.

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