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Wand

wall

noun VANT Less Common

Usage Note

Wand is an interior or vertical wall (of a room or a cliff face); the outer wall round a property is a Mauer. The idiom jemanden an die Wand stellen once meant to execute someone by firing squad.

Examples

"Das Bild hängt an der Wand."

Natural Translation

The picture hangs on the wall.

Literal Translation

The picture hangs on the wall.

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