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noun

Blatt

The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

Examples :

"The maple tree outside the school had beautiful, green leaves. "

Der Ahornbaum vor der Schule hatte wunderschöne, grüne Blätter.

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noun

Blatt

Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.

Examples :

"The intricate, thin leaf-like patterns on the origami crane were beautiful. "

Die komplizierten, dünnen blattartigen Muster auf dem Origami-Kranich waren wunderschön.

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noun

Blatt

A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.

Examples :

"gold leaf"

Blattgold

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noun

Seite

A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).

Examples :

"The textbook had 200 leaves, meaning there were 400 pages. "

Das Lehrbuch hatte 200 Seiten, was bedeutet, dass es 400 Seiten gab.

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noun

Teeblätter

(in the plural) Tea leaves.

Examples :

"Grandma brews a strong cup of tea using the dried leaf. "

Oma brüht eine starke Tasse Tee mit den getrockneten Teeblättern.

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noun

Tischverlängerung, Platte

A flat section used to extend the size of a table.

Examples :

"The dining table needed a leaf to seat all the family for Sunday dinner. "

Der Esstisch brauchte eine Tischverlängerung, um die ganze Familie zum Sonntagsessen unterzubringen.

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Flügel, Blatt

A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.

Examples :

"The train car has one single-leaf and two double-leaf doors per side."

Der Zugwagen hat pro Seite eine einflügelige und zwei zweiflügelige Türen.

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Blatt

A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.

Examples :

"The plant's unusual leaves were shaped like tiny stars, a fascinating example of specialization. "

Die ungewöhnlichen Blätter der Pflanze waren wie winzige Sterne geformt, ein faszinierendes Beispiel für Spezialisierung.

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noun

Blatt

In a tree, a node that has no descendants.

Examples :

"The family tree diagram shows that Grandpa is a leaf, meaning he has no more children. "

Das Familienstammbaumdiagramm zeigt, dass Opa ein Blatt ist, was bedeutet, dass er keine weiteren Kinder hat.

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noun

Nierenfett

The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.

Examples :

"The butcher carefully trimmed the leaf fat from the pig kidney before preparing it for sale. "

Der Metzger schnitt das Nierenfett sorgfältig von der Schweineniere ab, bevor er sie für den Verkauf vorbereitete.

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noun

Zahn

One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.

Examples :

"The tiny leaf of the gear wheel was worn down, causing the machine to make a grinding noise. "

Der winzige Zahn des Zahnrads war abgenutzt, wodurch die Maschine ein Mahlgeräusch verursachte.

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Marihuana, Gras

Examples :

"He was caught with a small amount of leaf in his backpack. "

Er wurde mit einer kleinen Menge Gras in seinem Rucksack erwischt.

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noun

Kanadier

(4chan) A Canadian person.

Examples :

"My friend, a leaf, told me about the hockey game last night. "

Mein Freund, ein Kanadier, erzählte mir gestern Abend von dem Hockeyspiel.

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verb

Blätter treiben, belaubt werden

To produce leaves; put forth foliage.

Examples :

"The young oak tree is leafing out, showing new green leaves all over its branches. "

Die junge Eiche treibt Blätter und zeigt überall an ihren Ästen neue grüne Blätter.

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verb

Blätter abtrennen

To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.

Examples :

"The lettuce in our burgers is 100% hand-leafed."

Der Salat in unseren Burgern wird zu 100 % von Hand abgetrennt.

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