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Kugelschreiber

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German

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Etymology

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Kugel (ball) +‎ Schreiber (writer)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːɡəlˌʃraɪ̯bər/, [ˈkuːɡl̩ˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Ku‧gel‧schrei‧ber

Noun

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Kugelschreiber m (strong, genitive Kugelschreibers, plural Kugelschreiber)

  1. (countable) ballpoint pen, biro
    Kann ich mal eben deinen Kugelschreiber haben?
    May I have your biro for a second?
  2. (uncountable, informal) biro ink
    Du hast Kugelschreiber am Kinn.
    You've got biro on your chin.

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