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Schnupfen

/ˈʃnʊpfn̩/· noun· Pl. die Schnupfen

cold (runny nose)

The runny nose of every autumn in Berlin.

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der Schnupfen
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die Schnupfen
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des Schnupfens

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Schnupfen
(head) cold, runny nose

Ich habe Schnupfen.

I've got a cold.

Word family

Schnupfenverschnupftbunged up with a cold; (colloquial) miffedder Heuschnupfenhay fever

Common combinations

  • Schnupfen habento have a cold
  • einen Schnupfen bekommento catch a cold
  • Schnupfen und Hustena cold and a cough

Real examples

  • Ich habe Schnupfen, aber kein Fieber.I have a cold, but no fever.
  • Das Kind hat seit drei Tagen Schnupfen.The child has had a runny nose for three days.
  • Gegen Schnupfen trinke ich viel Tee.For a cold I drink a lot of tea.

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