"Bescherung" meaning in German

See Bescherung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [bəˈʃeːʁʊŋ] Audio: De-Bescherung.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
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  1. giving of presents at Christmas Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Bescherung-de-noun-eU1jIYQd Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Christmas Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 32 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 27 24 Disambiguation of Christmas: 64 36 0
  2. (rare) Christmas present Tags: feminine, rare Synonyms: Weihnachtsgeschenk
    Sense id: en-Bescherung-de-noun-EegYCLip Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 25 47 28 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 32 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30
  3. (colloquial, often ironic) unpleasant surprise, incident; mess Tags: colloquial, feminine, ironic, often
    Sense id: en-Bescherung-de-noun-ZE94-yBP Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 28 29 43 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 20 59 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 32 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30

Inflected forms

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