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Senf

mustard

noun ZENF Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Usage Note

Senf is mustard, ranging from mild to scharfer Senf; it is the classic partner to Bratwurst. Mostly uncountable. The idiom seinen Senf dazugeben means to add an unwanted opinion.

Examples

"Zur Wurst esse ich gern süßen Senf."

Natural Translation

With sausage I like to eat sweet mustard.

Literal Translation

To-the sausage eat I gladly sweet mustard.

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