Vocabulary
das
Schneidebrett
/ˈʃnaɪ̯dəˌbʁɛt/· noun· Pl. die Schneidebretter
chopping board
Das Schneidebrett is the chopping board. Professional kitchens use colours so that raw meat never touches the salad: often red for raw meat, blue for fish, yellow for poultry, green for vegetables and fruit — each kitchen has its own plan on the wall.
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- Singular
- das Schneidebrett
- Plural
- die Schneidebretter
- Genitiv
- des Schneidebretts
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Schneidebrett
chopping board
Das grüne Schneidebrett ist für Gemüse.
The green chopping board is for vegetables.
Word family
Schneidebrettschneidento cutdas Brettboardder Schnittcut
Common combinations
- das richtige Schneidebrett nehmento take the right chopping board
- das Schneidebrett abwaschento wash the chopping board
- ein Schneidebrett für Fischa chopping board for fish
Common learner mistakes
- die Schneidebrettendie Schneidebretterdas Brett has the plural die Bretter, and so do its compounds: die Schneidebretter.
Real examples
- Das rote Schneidebrett ist nur für rohes Fleisch.The red chopping board is only for raw meat.
- Nach dem Fisch kommt das Schneidebrett sofort in die Spülmaschine.After the fish, the chopping board goes straight into the dishwasher.
- Wir haben Schneidebretter in vier Farben.We have chopping boards in four colours.
