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acre

/ˈeɪ.kə/ /ˈeɪ.kɚ/

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noun

Acker, Morgen

An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

Examples :

"The farmer's field measured 10 acres. "

Das Feld des Bauern maß 10 Morgen.

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noun

Acker, Morgen

Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

Examples :

"The farmer measured the land in hectares, but also noted the size of the field in acres for comparison. "

Der Bauer maß das Land in Hektar, notierte aber auch die Größe des Feldes in Morgen zum Vergleich.

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noun

Fläche, Areal

(usually in the plural) A wide expanse.

Examples :

"I like my new house - there’s acres of space!"

Ich mag mein neues Haus – es gibt riesige Flächen!

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noun

Menge, Haufen

(usually in the plural) A large quantity.

Examples :

"The farmer had acres of land to cultivate. "

Der Bauer hatte Unmengen an Land zu bewirtschaften.

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noun

Feld, Acker

Examples :

"The farmer plowed the entire acre of land. "

Der Bauer pflügte das gesamte Feld.

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noun

Acker

The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m).

Examples :

"The farmer's field measured one acre in size. "

Das Feld des Bauern maß einen Acker.

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noun

Grenzstreit, Zweikampf

A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.

Examples :

"The borderlands saw many an acre fought over, with Scots and English clashing frequently. "

In den Grenzgebieten wurden viele Zweikämpfe ausgetragen, wobei Schotten und Engländer häufig aneinandergerieten.

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