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Bratpfanne

frying pan

noun BRAHT-pfan-ne Less Common

Also means

skillet

Usage Note

Bratpfanne prefixes Pfanne (pan) with braten (to fry, roast). Germans often just say Pfanne; for a saucepan you would say Topf instead.

Examples

"Erhitze etwas Öl in der Bratpfanne."

Natural Translation

Heat a little oil in the frying pan.

Literal Translation

Heat some oil in the frying-pan.

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