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Ast

branch

noun AHST Less Common
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

bough

Usage Note

Ast is a branch of a tree; the slender twigs are Zweige. The idiom den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt means to saw off the branch you sit on, i.e. to ruin your own position. Note the plural takes an umlaut.

Examples

"Ein Vogel sitzt auf dem Ast."

Natural Translation

A bird is sitting on the branch.

Literal Translation

A bird sits on the branch.

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