grass in German
grass in German is Gras, Rasen, Spitzel — grass means a common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
grass in German
Gras
Rasen
(uncountable) A lawn.
Gras
(uncountable) A lawn.
Spitzel
(countable, Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.
verpfeifen
(transitive, or, intransitive, slang) To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
What does "grass" mean?
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noun A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
"The kids ran barefoot through the grass."
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noun Marijuana (informal).
"The smell of grass drifted from the concert crowd."
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noun British informal: an informer who reports criminals or wrongdoers to the authorities.
"Nobody trusted him after he turned out to be a grass."
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verb British informal: to inform on someone to the police or another authority.
"He grassed on his old gang to avoid a longer sentence."
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grass in a sentence
- The kids ran barefoot through the grass.
- He mowed the grass every Saturday morning.
- The smell of grass drifted from the concert crowd.
- Nobody trusted him after he turned out to be a grass.
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What is "grass" in German?
"grass" in German is Gras, Rasen, Spitzel. grass means: A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
How do you use "grass" in a sentence?
Example: "The kids ran barefoot through the grass." In German, "grass" is Gras, Rasen, Spitzel.
Are there other ways to say "grass" in German?
Yes — German has 4 translations listed for "grass": Gras, Rasen, Spitzel, verpfeifen.
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