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pun

/pʌn/

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noun

Wortspiel, Kalauer

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

Examples :

"The pun is the lowest form of wit."

Das Wortspiel ist die niedrigste Form von Witz.

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verb

Schlagen, prügeln, hämmern

To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.

Examples :

"The carpenter punned the wood with a hammer to make it smooth. "

Der Zimmermann schlug das Holz mit einem Hammer, um es glatt zu machen.

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verb

Wortspiel treiben, einen Wortwitz machen

To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

Examples :

"We punned about the topic until all around us groaned."

Wir trieben Wortspiele über das Thema, bis alle um uns herum stöhnten.

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noun

Ein koreanisches Längenmaß von etwa 0,3 cm

A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

Examples :

"The jeweler used three pun of gold wire to create the tiny loop on the earring. "

Der Juwelier verwendete drei Pun Golddraht, um die winzige Schlaufe am Ohrring zu erstellen.