Vocabulary
die
Angel
/ˈaŋl̩/· noun· Pl. die Angeln
fishing rod; hinge (of a door or window, mainly in idioms)
Die Angel — the rod you fish with (angeln = to fish with a rod, der Angler); the old sense of a door hinge survives in the idiom etwas aus den Angeln heben (to turn sth. upside down, to revolutionise).
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- Singular
- die Angel
- Plural
- die Angeln
- Genitiv
- der Angel
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Angel
fishing rod
Er sitzt jeden Samstag mit seiner Angel am See.
Every Saturday he sits by the lake with his fishing rod.
Word family
Angelangelnto fish (with a rod)der Angleranglerdie Türangeldoor hingeder Angelhakenfish hook
Common combinations
- die Angel auswerfento cast the line
- etwas aus den Angeln hebento turn sth. upside down
- mit der Angel fischento fish with a rod
Common learner mistakes
- der Angeldie AngelAngel is feminine and means fishing rod; don't confuse it with English angel, which is der Engel.
Real examples
- Wer in Deutschland mit der Angel fischen will, braucht in der Regel einen Fischereischein.Anyone who wants to fish with a rod in Germany usually needs a fishing licence.
- Plötzlich bog sich die Angel, und ein großer Hecht hing am Haken.Suddenly the rod bent, and a big pike was on the hook.
- Die Reform hat das alte System völlig aus den Angeln gehoben.The reform turned the old system completely upside down.
