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Keks



Keks
biscuit

Gender

The gender of Keks is masculine. E.g. der Keks.

Plural

The plural of Keks is Kekse.

Definitions

German > English
Keks
     n. cookie (US), biscuit (UK)
     n. , translation=Schiller’s sister incarnate is sitting there: a strawberry blonde, still very young, looking out of the window in front of me and biting into a cookie.
     n. , translation=Ever broader classes of the public are going over to the consumption of factory-made cookie types that are qualitatively better and cheaper than cookies made in private homes.
German > German
Keks
     [1] handliche, brüchige und gebackene Süßigkeit
          [1] Es gab Kekse zum Kaffee bei Großmutters Geburtstag.
          [1] „Aufgrund mangelnder Englisch-Kenntnisse der Deutschen sprachen diese das Wort Cakes aber so aus, wie es geschrieben wird, daher änderte [Bahlsen] das Wort in Keks.“
English > German
biscuit
     Substantiv:
     [1] Keks, Plätzchen
          [1] I love eating biscuits.
            Ich liebe es, Kekse zu essen.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Example Sentences

Meine Mutter bevorzugt meinen Bruder. Zum Beispiel hat sie ihm gestern einen zusätzlichen Keks gegeben. 
    My mom is partial towards my brother. For example, yesterday she gave him an extra cookie.
"Mama, darf ich einen Keks essen?" "Nein, darfst du nicht. Man sollte nicht zwischen den Mahlzeiten essen." 
    "Mom, please can I have a biscuit?" "No, you can't; you shouldn't eat between meals."



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