Lauf

course

noun LAUF Less Common

Also means

run

Usage Note

Lauf ranges from a 'run' (a footrace) to the 'course' of a river or events, as in the key phrase im Laufe der Zeit ('in the course of time'). It is the noun from laufen ('to walk/run') and also names a gun's barrel.

Examples

"Im Laufe des Tages wird es wärmer."

Natural Translation

Over the course of the day it gets warmer.

Literal Translation

In course of-the day becomes it warmer.

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