der Winkelzug

Plural: die Winkelzüge
Based on: Winkel, Zug
Noun
1.

the dodge, the shady move

(often in context of lawyers)
Examples
  • Der Anwalt versuchte mit einem Winkelzug, das Verfahren in die Länge zu ziehen.
  • The lawyer tried to drag out the proceedings with a shady move.

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How many meanings does the German word 'Winkelzug' have?

Winkelzug has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the dodge, the shady move .

What is the gender of 'Winkelzug'?

der

What is the plural of 'Winkelzug'?

die Winkelzüge

What is 'Winkelzug' related to?

The word 'Winkelzug' is related to Winkel and Zug.

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Word of the Day- “ziehen”
The two core ideas of "ziehen" are pulling and moving. They're the base for dozens of important nouns and verbs and... they actually come from the same core.
Vocab: ziehen, ausziehen, anziehen, abziehen, umziehen, der Zug, der Anzug, ...
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The meaning of “winken”
"winken" is "to wink", right? Nope, they're false friends. Today, we'll learn what "winken" really means and what other cool words there are in the family.
Vocab: winken, abwinken, wanken, wankelmütig, zwinkern, der Winkel
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