Fliesenschneider

tile cutter

noun FLEE-zen-shnye-der Rare

Usage Note

Fliesenschneider is the manual or electric tool for cutting ceramic or porcelain tiles cleanly along straight lines. The manual snap cutter is called a Handfliesenschneider; diamond-blade wet saws are also colloquially called Fliesenschneider.

Examples

"Mit dem Fliesenschneider kann man Fliesen exakt auf Maß schneiden."

Natural Translation

With the tile cutter you can cut tiles to exact size.

Literal Translation

With the tile cutter can one tiles exactly to measure cut.

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