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Aussage

statement

noun OWS-zah-ge Less Common
Communication Speech

Also means

testimony

Usage Note

Aussage is a 'statement' in everyday and legal senses; a witness gives eine Aussage in court. It also denotes the 'message' or point of a text or artwork, die Aussage des Films. Built from the separable verb aussagen (to state, to testify).

Examples

"Die Aussage des Zeugen war wichtig."

Natural Translation

The witness's statement was important.

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