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schlauchartig

tube-like, hose-like, long and hollow

adjective SHLAUKH-ar-tikh Rare
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Usage Note

schlauchartig describes something long, hollow, and flexible like a hose or tube (Schlauch). Used in anatomy for hollow organs, in architecture for tube-shaped passageways, and informally for a very narrow room (schlauchartiges Zimmer).

Examples

"Das schlauchartige Zimmer ließ sich kaum vernünftig möblieren."

Natural Translation

The tube-like room was barely possible to furnish sensibly.

Literal Translation

The tube-like room let itself hardly sensibly furnish.

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