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The German word for sand is
Sand





sand

Gender

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

Plural

The plural of Sand is Sande.

German Definition


sand
     Substantiv:
     [1] Sand
     [2] Plural: Sandstrand
          [1] It took us more than five hours to get the sand shifted from one end of the garden to the other.
            Es hat uns mehr als fünf Stunden gekostet den Sand von einem Ende des Gartens in das andere zu schaffen.
          [2] The two dogs ran up and down the sands the whole time.
            Die beiden Hunde sind den ganzen Tag den Strand rauf und runter gerand.



Translations for sand and their definitions

Sand
     n. sand (particles of rock)


Schleifen
     n. plural of Schleife
     v. to grind, to whet, to move across a surface abrasively
          Sie hatten den Diamanten tausendmal geschliffen, bis dieser glänzte und funkelte. - They had cut the diamond a thousand times until it shone and sparkled.
          Der Rand muss mit Schmirgelpapier geschliffen werden. - The edge must be sanded with sandpaper.
     v. to sharpen
          Der Holzschnitzer schliff seine Messer jeden Abend bei Kerzenlicht. - The woodcarver used to sharpen his knives every evening by candlelight.
     v. to drag, to pull (i, along the ground)
     v. (figuratively) to drag (to make people accompany oneself to a place they don't want to be)
     v. to raze (a castle or fortress)



schmirgeln
     v. to emery, to sand (abrade with sand or sandpaper)


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