Usage Note
Robbe is feminine, plural Robben. It is the general word for seals; the North Sea harbour seal is Seehund. The verb robben means to crawl on one's belly, as soldiers do.
Examples
"Auf der Sandbank sonnen sich mehrere Robben."
Natural Translation
Several seals are sunbathing on the sandbank.
Literal Translation
On the sandbank sun themselves several seals.
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