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Runde

round

noun RUN-de Less Common

Also means

lap

Usage Note

Runde covers a 'round' of drinks (eine Runde ausgeben, to buy a round), a 'lap' in racing, and a 'circle/group' of people. The idiom über die Runden kommen means 'to make ends meet'.

Examples

"Er läuft noch eine Runde."

Natural Translation

He runs one more lap.

Literal Translation

He runs still one lap.

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