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Gasse

alley

noun GAH-se Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

narrow lane

Usage Note

Gasse is a narrow street, especially in old town centres. In Austria Gasse commonly means any urban street; elsewhere it implies a small, tight lane between buildings, as in eine enge Gasse.

Examples

"Durch die enge Gasse passte kaum ein Auto."

Natural Translation

A car barely fit through the narrow alley.

Literal Translation

Through the narrow alley fit hardly a car.

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