noun🔗ShareSchreibmaschinenA device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper."My grandfather collects old typewriters and loves to show me how they work. "Mein Großvater sammelt alte Schreibmaschinen und zeigt mir gerne, wie sie funktionieren.technologymachinewritingdevicecommunicationitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchreiber, SchreibkraftOne who uses a typewriter; a typist."In the old movie, you can see the typewriters working quickly in the busy office, clacking away at their machines. "In dem alten Film kann man die Schreibkräfte sehen, die schnell in dem geschäftigen Büro arbeiten und an ihren Maschinen herumklackern.jobmachinewritingcommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaschinengewehrA machine gun (from the noise it makes when firing)."During the war movie, the soldiers called the rapid-firing machine guns "typewriters" because of their chattering sound. "In dem Kriegsfilm nannten die Soldaten die schnell feuernden Maschinengewehre wegen ihres klappernden Geräuschs „Maschinengewehre“.militaryweaponmachinewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchreibmaschinenA prank in which fingers are jabbed roughly onto someone's chest followed by striking them over the ear in imitation of using an old-fashioned typewriter.""The older brothers were warned to stop giving their younger sister typewriters, as she found them painful and annoying." "Die älteren Brüder wurden gewarnt, ihrer jüngeren Schwester keine Schreibmaschinen mehr zu geben, da sie diese als schmerzhaft und ärgerlich empfand.entertainmentactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading