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Fläche

surface

noun FLEKH-e Common

Also means

area

Usage Note

Fläche means a flat surface or a measured area, and underlies the compound Oberfläche ('surface' in the outer-layer sense). It is feminine, die Fläche, with plural Flächen. In geometry it is the standard word for 'area'.

Examples

"Die Fläche ist hundert Quadratmeter groß."

Natural Translation

The area is a hundred square metres.

Literal Translation

The area is hundred square-metres big.

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