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Quatsch

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nouninformalmasculine
  1. nonsense
  2. joking, kidding, fun
  3. chat
interjection
  1. used to acknowledge that the speaker has just misspoken and to introduce the correction

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeQuatsch—
genitiveQuatsches / Quatschs—
dativeQuatsch / Quatsche—
accusativeQuatsch—

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Used in the library

  • Die Polizei stoppt den Wagen, denn der Fahrer macht nur Quatsch.The police stop the car, because the driver is just messing about.A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)
  • „Das ist doch Quatsch", sagt Ben, „so ein Monster existiert nicht.""That's nonsense," says Ben, "a monster like that doesn't exist."A2Der Filmabend — Film night (A2)
  • „Das ist kein Quatsch, das ist die Natur", sagt Mia und wirft ein Kissen nach ihm."That's not nonsense, that's nature," says Mia, and throws a cushion at him.A2Das Baby kommt — The baby's coming (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • Blödsinnrubbish, nonsense; bunkum, bunk
  • Plaudereichit-chat
  • Plauschchat
  • Schnackchat; saying; a matter, subject, ball game, kettle of fish
  • Schwachsinnnonsense; mental retardation, amentia
  • Schwatzchat
  • Schwätzchendiminutive of Schwatz (“chat”)
  • Stussdrivel, verbal nonsense

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