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Band

band

noun BANT Common

Also means

ribbon

Usage Note

Band is a notorious gender trap: die Band (feminine, English loanword) is a music group, das Band (neuter) is a ribbon or tape, and der Band (masculine) is a volume of a book series. Here it is given as feminine, so it means the musical group.

Examples

"Die Band spielt heute Abend."

Natural Translation

The band plays tonight.

Literal Translation

The band plays today evening.

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