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Untersetzer

coaster

noun UN-ter-zet-ser Less Common

Also means

trivet

Usage Note

Untersetzer is the small mat set under a glass or hot pot, from untersetzen (to place beneath). For glasses it protects the table from rings; the masculine plural is unchanged.

Examples

"Bitte stell das heiße Glas auf einen Untersetzer."

Natural Translation

Please put the hot glass on a coaster.

Literal Translation

Please put the hot glass on a coaster.

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