Vocabulary
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Vitrine
· noun· Pl. die Vitrinen
glass display case, showcase; glass-fronted cabinet
Museums, jewellers, the cake counter of a Konditorei, grandma's living room — wherever precious things sit behind glass.
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- Singular
- die Vitrine
- Plural
- die Vitrinen
- Genitiv
- der Vitrine
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Vitrine
glass display case, showcase; glass-fronted cabinet
Die Vitrine war verschlossen, das Glas unversehrt, kein Kratzer am Schloss.
The case was locked, the glass intact, not a scratch on the lock.
Word family
Vitrinedie Kuchenvitrinecake display counterdie Glasvitrineglass display case
Common combinations
- in einer Vitrine ausstellento display in a glass case
- die Vitrine aufsperren (österr.) / aufschließento unlock the display case
Real examples
- Die Vitrine war verschlossen, das Glas unversehrt, kein Kratzer am Schloss.The case was locked, the glass intact, not a scratch on the lock.
- Im Museum liegen die alten Münzen in einer gesicherten Vitrine.In the museum the old coins lie in a secured display case.
