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Querstraße

cross street, intersecting road

noun KVEHR-shtrah-se Rare

Usage Note

Querstraße is a street that crosses another at roughly a right angle. Useful when giving directions: Biegen Sie in die zweite Querstraße links ab (turn into the second cross street on the left).

Examples

"Das Hotel liegt in der dritten Querstraße rechts."

Natural Translation

The hotel is in the third cross street on the right.

Literal Translation

The hotel lies in the third cross-street right.

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