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Blüte

blossom

noun BLUE-teh Less Common
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

bloom

Usage Note

Blüte is the flower of a plant in the act of blooming, and also has a figurative sense of a 'heyday': in der Blüte des Lebens ('in the prime of life'). It relates to the verb blühen ('to bloom'). Slang also uses it for a counterfeit banknote.

Examples

"Die Blüten öffnen sich im Frühling."

Natural Translation

The blossoms open in spring.

Literal Translation

The blossoms open themselves in-the spring.

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