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Nummer

number

noun NUM-mer Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'numerus' via Italian

Also means

issue

Usage Note

Nummer is a number used as a label or identifier (phone, house, ticket), unlike Zahl, which is the abstract numerical value. It also means an act in a show and, colloquially, a 'character' (eine komische Nummer).

Examples

"Gib mir bitte deine Nummer."

Natural Translation

Please give me your number.

Literal Translation

Give me please your number.

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