Vocabulary
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Spatenstich
· noun· Pl. die Spatenstiche
ground-breaking (ceremony); a cut with a spade
Local news: before a school, a road or a hospital is built, important people in hard hats pose with shiny spades — „der erste Spatenstich“.
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- Singular
- der Spatenstich
- Plural
- die Spatenstiche
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- des Spatenstichs
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Spatenstich
ground-breaking (ceremony); a cut with a spade
Der Spatenstich fand an einem eisigen Vormittag im Jänner statt.
The ground-breaking took place on an icy morning in January.
Word family
Spatenstichder Spatenspadeder Stichstab, prick; sting
Common combinations
- den ersten Spatenstich setzento break ground (officially)
- der feierliche Spatenstichthe official ground-breaking ceremony
Real examples
- Der Spatenstich fand an einem eisigen Vormittag im Jänner statt.The ground-breaking took place on an icy morning in January.
- Der erste Spatenstich für die neue Schule ist für April geplant.The ground-breaking for the new school is planned for April.
