Tablette

tablet

noun ta-BLET-te Rare

Origin: from French via Latin

Also means

pill

Usage Note

Tablette is a tablet or pill; you eine Tablette einnehmen (take a tablet). It is a loanword from French tablette. Sleeping pills are Schlaftabletten, painkillers often Schmerztabletten.

Examples

"Nimm die Tablette mit einem großen Glas Wasser ein."

Natural Translation

Take the tablet with a large glass of water.

Literal Translation

Take the tablet with a large glass water in.

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