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Feld

field

noun FELT Less Common
Animals & Nature Geography

Also means

square

Usage Note

Feld runs from a farmer's 'field' to a 'field' of study (Fachgebiet) and a 'square' on a board game or form. The idiom das Feld räumen means 'to clear the field', i.e. to back off or withdraw.

Examples

"Auf dem Feld wächst Weizen."

Natural Translation

Wheat grows in the field.

Literal Translation

On the field grows wheat.

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