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Backe

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nounfeminine
  1. cheekon the face
  2. jawof a tool
  3. buttock, butt cheek

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeBackeBacken
genitiveBackeBacken
dativeBackeBacken
accusativeBackeBacken

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Used in the library

  • Die Tante kneift dem Kind zur Begrüßung in die Backe.The aunt pinches the child's cheek by way of greeting.B2Noch einmal, bitte (6) — Once more, please (6) (B2)
  • Mit einer dicken Backe sitzt Lars beim Zahnarzt, weil ein Zahn entzündet ist.With a swollen cheek Lars sits at the dentist's because a tooth is inflamed.B2Noch einmal, bitte (29) — Once more, please (29) (B2)
  • Tante Vreni gibt Sophie nach dem Bad im kalten Rhein einen Kuss auf die eiskalte Backe.After her dip in the cold Rhine, Tante Vreni gives Sophie a kiss on her ice-cold cheek.B2Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • Wangecheek (on the face)

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