Gedränge

scrum; crush (rugby/crowd context)

noun geh-DRENG-eh Rare

Also means

scrimmage

Usage Note

Gedränge mostly means a jostling crowd or crush (ins Gedränge geraten — to get caught in a crowd). In rugby it can denote a scrum or maul. It is a neuter noun (das Gedränge) with no plural.

Examples

"Im Gedränge vor dem Tor verlor die Abwehr den Überblick."

Natural Translation

In the scramble in front of the goal, the defence lost track.

Literal Translation

In the scrum in front of the goal the defence lost the overview.

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