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Bürgersteig

pavement

noun BUER-ger-shtyk Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Origin: from Bürger (citizen) and Steig (path)

Also means

sidewalk

Usage Note

Bürgersteig is the everyday word for the raised walkway beside a street. It competes regionally with Gehweg and the southern Trottoir; northern speakers strongly prefer Bürgersteig.

Examples

"Das Kind lief auf dem Bürgersteig neben seiner Mutter."

Natural Translation

The child walked on the pavement next to its mother.

Literal Translation

The child ran on the pavement next-to its mother.

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