Kleiderbügel

clothes hanger

noun KLY-der-bue-gel Rare

Also means

coat hanger

Usage Note

Kleiderbügel is the standard German word for a clothes hanger. Wooden versions are Holzbügel, padded ones Samtbügel. The verb aufhängen ('to hang up') is paired with it: ein Hemd auf den Kleiderbügel hängen.

Examples

"Hänge dein Hemd bitte auf einen Kleiderbügel, damit es nicht knittert."

Natural Translation

Please hang your shirt on a clothes hanger so it does not crease.

Literal Translation

Hang your shirt please on a clothes-hanger, so that it not creases.

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