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Trockner

tumble dryer, dryer

noun TROK-ner Rare

Usage Note

Trockner is short for Wäschetrockner (tumble dryer). Heat-pump Trockner (Wärmepumpentrockner) are the energy-efficient standard in modern German homes. Trockner is used informally; the full compound is more formal.

Examples

"Wolle darf auf keinen Fall in den Trockner, sonst schrumpft sie."

Natural Translation

Wool must on no account go in the dryer or it will shrink.

Literal Translation

Wool may on no account into the dryer, otherwise it shrinks.

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