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Denkzettel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.

Senses

Denkzettel is used for these senses in English:

  • jolt (slang) A long prison sentence.
  • phylactery Either of two small leather cases containing scrolls with passages from the Torah, traditionally worn by a Jewish man (one on the arm (usually the left) and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain morning prayers as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible; a tefilla.

jolt — full definition

  1. verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
  2. noun A sudden shock or shake, whether physical or emotional.

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