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Art

kind

noun ART Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

manner

Usage Note

Art is a false friend: it means 'kind, sort, type' or 'manner', not 'art' (which is Kunst). The phrase auf diese Art means 'in this way', and eine Art von means 'a kind of'. In biology it is the word for a 'species'.

Examples

"Das ist eine besondere Art von Kaffee."

Natural Translation

That's a special kind of coffee.

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