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Karte

card

noun KAR-te Less Common
Communication Media

Origin: from Latin 'charta' (paper)

Also means

map

Usage Note

Karte is wonderfully broad: a playing card, a map, a menu (Speisekarte), and a ticket (Eintrittskarte) all share it. Note die Karte (map) versus a Landkarte for a geographical map specifically.

Examples

"Ich habe die Karte verloren."

Natural Translation

I lost the card.

Literal Translation

I have the card lost.

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