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Dorn - translation, pronunciation and examples

Dorn
[dɔʁn]

spine

🇩🇪 German
[dɔʁn]
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Meaning of Dorn

sharp plant structure

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When to use Dorn

sharp spine

scharfer Dorn

plant spine

Pflanzendorn

spine tip

Dornspitze

spine length

Dornlänge

spine cluster

Dornbüschel

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Dorn belongs to the topic "Plant Parts and Growth". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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What's the difference between Dorn / Stachel / Nadel

🇩🇪German
Dorn

spine — sharp plant structure

B1Often
🇩🇪German

A sharp, pointed plant part; commonly used for thorns, spines, and other prickly structures.

B1Often

Der Stachel der Rose hat mich am Finger gestochen.

Шип розы уколол меня в палец.

🇩🇪German

A broader word for a thin, pointed needle or needle-like element; with plants, it can sound more descriptive or figurative.

B1Often

Die Nadeln der Kiefer fallen im Herbst zu Boden.

Иглы сосны осенью падают на землю.

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Dorn translation: spine. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Dorn

[dɔʁn]

Dorn translation

spine

Dorn transcription

[dɔʁn]

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Dorn meaning: what does it mean?

stacheliger, harter Pflanzenfortsatz zur Abwehr

Dorn pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

Dorn is pronounced as [dɔʁn]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

Is Dorn part of Torso vocabulary?

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Is Dorn part of Plant Parts and Growth vocabulary?

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