Anschluß

connection

noun AN-shloos Less Common

Also means

annexation

Usage Note

Anschluß is the old spelling; post-1996 reform it is written Anschluss with a double-s after a short vowel. It covers train connections (Anschluss verpassen, to miss a connection) and historically the 1938 Anschluss of Austria.

Examples

"Wir haben den Anschluss verpasst."

Natural Translation

We missed the connection.

Literal Translation

We have the connection missed.

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