Vokabahn

Noun

die Schleife

bow, tie (way of fastening laces etc.)

A2 rank #5,843 plural Schleifen

Meanings

Noun
  1. bow, tie (way of fastening laces etc.)
  2. bow, ribbon (ornament of such form)
  3. anything loop- or eight-shaped
  4. loop (something recurring or repetitive)

In a sentence

Kannst du eine Schleife binden?

Can you tie a bow?

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Forms

die Schleife · die Schleifen

Schleife is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #5,843 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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