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2 results for pauken
Word division: pau·ken
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Dass er auf dem Sterbebett kurz vor seinem Tod mit dem Mund die Pauken in seinem Requiem habe ausdrücken wollen. [G] That on his death-bed he tried to express the sound of the kettle drum in his Requiem with his mouth.

Sie pauken keineswegs fürs bevorstehende Abitur, sondern schon für die Zeit danach. [G] They are not swotting for their impending Abitur (school-leaving exam and university entrance qualification), but for life after school.

The example sentences [G] were kindly provided by the Goethe Institute.
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