das
Americannoun
PLURAL
dases, dassesEtymology
Origin of das
< Afrikaans; compare Dutch, Middle Dutch das badger, cognate with German Dachs; compare Norwegian svintoks
Example Sentences
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In Brazil, the café das duas is a moment to pause and celebrate.
From Los Angeles Times
The front cover of the April 15 issue of the celebrity magazine Die Aktuelle promoted the interview with Mr. Schumacher, who is German, as his first since the accident: “das erste interview.”
From New York Times
She started labeling objects around the house with German vocabulary words — das Regal, die Blumen.
From Washington Post
Inside the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, one of the largest tracts of continuous forest they inhabit, the death toll was even steeper: A population of around 400 tamarins dropped to just 32.
From Seattle Times
There's a phrase for when the snow is plentiful too - das weisse Gold - white gold.
From BBC
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