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Waage

scales, balance

noun VAH-ge Rare
Numbers & Measures Measurements

Also means

Libra (zodiac)

Usage Note

Waage is the instrument for measuring weight. The idiom sich die Waage halten means to balance each other out. Capitalised as a sign it is Libra. Plural Waagen.

Examples

"Stell den Sack auf die Waage."

Natural Translation

Put the sack on the scales.

Literal Translation

Put the sack on the scales.

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