Spruch
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noun
- short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself
- stock phrase
- slogan
- sharp remark or repartee
- witticism, witty quote
Forms
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Spruch | Sprüche |
| genitive | Spruches / Spruchs | Sprüche |
| dative | Spruch / Spruche | Sprüchen |
| accusative | Spruch | Sprüche |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Ein schwäbischer Spruch lautet: „Schaffe, schaffe, Häusle baue.“A Swabian saying goes: "Work, work, build a little house."A2Häuschen, Häusle, Hüsli — Little House, Three Ways
- Ein Spruch steht über der Tür, in alter Schrift.A saying stands above the door, in old lettering.B1Noch einmal, bitte (11) — Once more, please (11) (B1)
- Ein Spruch steht über dem Ofen, in alter Schrift.A saying stands above the stove, in old lettering.B1Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B1)
- Jeder Spruch nannte Autoren, deren Bücher dann ins Feuer geworfen wurden.Each slogan named authors whose books were then thrown into the fire.B1Bücher im Feuer — Books in the Fire
Other ways to say it
- Bonmotwitticism; a witty (i.e. clever and funny) saying; bon mot (but not implying a riposte)
- Mottomotto, slogan
- Parolepassword; slogan
- Redensarta commonly used expression, sentence, or proverb
- Sloganslogan (phrase associated with a product); slogan; rallying cry
- Sprichwortsaying, proverb, adage, maxim (phrase)
- geflügeltes Wortwinged word, catchphrase (a well-known quotation, often a witticism)