Schanze
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noun
- entrenchment, redoubt
- ramp; jump (an installation, either temporary or permanent, that is driven over quickly (with skis, a bike etc.) so that the driver is prop…
name
- ellipsis of Sternschanze, an area of Hamburg, Germany
Forms
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Schanze | Schanzen |
| genitive | Schanze | Schanzen |
| dative | Schanze | Schanzen |
| accusative | Schanze | Schanzen |
Used in the library
- Ein Falke kreist über der Schanze und jagt die Tauben.A falcon circles over the ski jump and hunts the pigeons.B2Noch einmal, bitte (8) — Once more, please (8) (B2)
- Vor dem Wettkampf machen die Helfer an der Schanze jede Nacht Überstunden.Before the competition the helpers at the jump work overtime every night.B2Noch einmal, bitte (8) — Once more, please (8) (B2)