Monday, June 14, 2010

die Scheibe

die Scheibe

Definition: disc / disk, (window) pane, glass, slice

die Scheibe (-n) disc / disk, slice; (window) pane, glass

Pronunciation: dee SHY-buh  Audio Link
Examples:

Willst du zwei Scheiben Brot?
Do you want two slices of bread?
Die ersten silbernen Scheiben (Compact Discs, CDs) kamen 1982 in Japan auf den Markt.
The first silver discs (Compact Discs, CDs) came on the market in Japan in 1982.

Related: die Fensterscheibe window pane, die Scheibenbremse disc brake, scheibenweise bit by bit, slice by slice, die Windschutzscheibe windshield, windscreen (Br.)

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