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Schlange

snake

noun SHLANG-e Rare

Also means

queue, line of people

Usage Note

Schlange is feminine, plural Schlangen. It also means a queue: Schlange stehen is to stand in line. As an insult falsche Schlange brands a treacherous woman.

Examples

"Im Gras ringelt sich eine grüne Schlange."

Natural Translation

A green snake coils in the grass.

Literal Translation

In the grass coils itself a green snake.

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