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Gemälde

painting

noun ge-MEL-de Rare

Origin: from malen, to paint

Usage Note

Gemälde is a finished painting as an object, more formal than Bild. It is neuter and unchanged in the plural; a gallery of paintings is a Gemäldegalerie.

Examples

"Das Gemälde wurde für eine Rekordsumme versteigert."

Natural Translation

The painting was auctioned for a record sum.

Literal Translation

The painting was for a record-sum auctioned.

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