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Zehe

toe

noun TSEH-e Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Also means

clove (of garlic)

Usage Note

Zehe means toe; in a different context, a clove of garlic (Knoblauchzehe). For the toe sense, die große Zehe is the big toe. Learners should note Zeh (m) is an equally correct colloquial variant.

Examples

"Er stieß sich die kleine Zehe an der Türschwelle."

Natural Translation

He stubbed his little toe on the doorstep.

Literal Translation

He bumped himself the little toe on the door-threshold.

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