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Holz

wood

noun HOLTS Less Common

Also means

timber

Usage Note

Holz as the material is uncountable, but plural Hölzer exists for kinds or pieces of wood. The idiom aus hartem Holz geschnitzt sein means 'to be made of stern stuff'.

Examples

"Der Tisch ist aus Holz."

Natural Translation

The table is made of wood.

Literal Translation

The table is out-of wood.

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