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Lehrling

apprentice

noun LEHR-ling Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

trainee

Usage Note

Lehrling is an older and more colloquial term for an apprentice (Auszubildender). The formal legal term is Auszubildender (abbreviated Azubi), but Lehrling remains common in everyday speech and regional dialects.

Examples

"Der Lehrling lernte im zweiten Jahr bereits selbstständig zu arbeiten."

Natural Translation

In the second year the apprentice was already learning to work independently.

Literal Translation

The apprentice learned in the second year already independently to work.

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