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Rückweg

way back, return route

noun RUEK-vek Rare
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Usage Note

Rückweg is the path or route taken to return to the starting point. Common in hiking and everyday speech: Auf dem Rückweg hielten wir an einem Café an (on the way back we stopped at a café). It implies the same or different route taken back.

Examples

"Auf dem Rückweg verloren wir uns kurz im Wald."

Natural Translation

On the way back we briefly got lost in the forest.

Literal Translation

On the return-way we briefly lost ourselves in the forest.

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