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loaf

/ləʊf/ /loʊf/

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noun

Laib Brot

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

Examples :

"My dad brought home a large loaf of bread from the bakery. "

Mein Vater brachte einen großen Laib Brot vom Bäcker mit nach Hause.

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noun

Block, Laib

Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.

Examples :

"My mom baked a loaf of meatloaf for dinner. "

Meine Mutter hat einen Laib Hackbraten zum Abendessen gebacken.

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noun

Der Kopf, das Hirn

Shortened from "loaf of bread", the brain or the head (mainly in the phrase use one's loaf).

Examples :

"My sister used her loaf to figure out the math problem quickly. "

Meine Schwester hat ihren Kopf benutzt, um das Matheproblem schnell zu lösen.

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noun

Ein Block Seife

A solid block of soap, from which standard bars are cut.

Examples :

"The soap maker carefully sliced the large loaf of soap into smaller bars for sale. "

Der Seifenmacher schnitt den großen Block Seife sorgfältig in kleinere Stücke für den Verkauf.

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verb

Faulenzen, nichts tun

To do nothing, to be idle.

Examples :

"loaf about, loaf around."

Faulenzen Sie herum.

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verb

Jemanden mit dem Kopf stoßen

(Cockney rhyming slang) To headbutt, (from loaf of bread)

Examples :

"He loafed the bully in the hallway, and the fight was over. "

Er stieß den Schläger in der Diele mit dem Kopf, und der Kampf war vorbei.

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