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Handgelenk

wrist

noun HANT-ge-lenk Less Common
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: from Hand + Gelenk (joint)

Usage Note

Handgelenk is the wrist. The idiom etwas aus dem Handgelenk schütteln means to do something effortlessly, as if shaking it from the wrist.

Examples

"Die Uhr trägt er am linken Handgelenk."

Natural Translation

He wears the watch on his left wrist.

Literal Translation

The watch wears he on-the left wrist.

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