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Waffe

weapon

noun VAH-fe Less Common

Usage Note

Waffe is the general word for a weapon and is very common in the plural Waffen, as in Waffen tragen ('to carry weapons'). The ff keeps the preceding vowel short. Note the compound Schusswaffe ('firearm').

Examples

"Er trug keine Waffe bei sich."

Natural Translation

He carried no weapon on him.

Literal Translation

He carried no weapon by himself.

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