Polyglot Dictionary

Beschlag

/bəˈʃlaːk/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Technology Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Beschläge

Meaning

  1. fitting, mounting (hardware, e.g. on a door)

    • Die Truhe hatte kunstvolle Beschläge aus Messing.

      The chest had ornate brass fittings.

  2. condensation, mist (on glass)

    • Das Fenster war mit Beschlag überzogen.

      The window was covered in condensation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Beschlag mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Truhe hatte kunstvolle ___ aus Messing.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Beschlag?

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