"Schlüssel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃlʏsl̩/, /ˈʃlʏsəl/ Audio: De-Schlüssel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German slüzzel, from Old High German sluzzil, from Proto-Germanic *slutilaz, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *sleutaną (“to close”). Cognate with Dutch sleutel and English slot. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|slüzzel}} Middle High German slüzzel, {{inh|de|goh|sluzzil}} Old High German sluzzil, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*slutilaz}} Proto-Germanic *slutilaz, {{der|de|gem-pro|*sleutaną||to close}} Proto-Germanic *sleutaną (“to close”), {{cog|nl|sleutel}} Dutch sleutel, {{cog|en|slot}} English slot Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen,lein}} Schlüssel m (strong, genitive Schlüssels, plural Schlüssel, diminutive Schlüsselchen n or Schlüssellein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Schlüssels [genitive], Schlüssel [plural], Schlüsselchen [diminutive, neuter], Schlüssellein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Schlüssel [nominative, singular], Schlüssel [definite, nominative, plural], Schlüssels [genitive, singular], Schlüssel [definite, genitive, plural], Schlüssel [dative, singular], Schlüsseln [dative, definite, plural], Schlüssel [accusative, singular], Schlüssel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a key Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schlüssel-de-noun-j6Oqsvqp
  2. a bunch of keys; grammatically singular, used instead of Schlüsselbund, especially with possessive determiner Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-Schlüssel-de-noun-Aa3RODsR Disambiguation of Heraldic charges: 5 51 43 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 48 51
  3. Short for certain compounds, such as Schraubenschlüssel (“screw-wrench”) or Notenschlüssel (“clef”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, strong Alternative form of: certain compounds (extra: (“screw-wrench”) or Notenschlüssel (“clef”)), such as Schraubenschlüssel (extra: (“screw-wrench”) or Notenschlüssel (“clef”)) Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-Schlüssel-de-noun-2d6EGLna Disambiguation of Heraldic charges: 5 51 43 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 48 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: entschlüsseln (english: to decrypt), verschlüsseln (english: to encrypt), schlüsselartig, schlüssellos
Hyponyms: Autoschlüssel, Bartschlüssel, Ersatzschlüssel, Generalschlüssel, Hauptschlüssel, Hausschlüssel, Haustorschlüssel (english: front door key), Haustürschlüssel, Kellerschlüssel, Kirchenschlüssel, Kofferschlüssel, Lenkradschlüssel, Nachschlüssel, Passepartout, Reserveschlüssel, Safeschlüssel, Schließfachschlüssel, Sicherheitsschüssel, Tankschlüssel, Torschlüssel, Türschlüssel, Universalschlüssel, Wohnungsschlüssel, Zangenschlüssel, Zentralschlüssel, Zimmerschlüssel, Zündschlüssel, Zündschlüssel (english: car key, ignition key), Zweitschlüssel, Alternativschlüssel, Buchstabenschlüssel, Datenbankschlüssel, Datenschlüssel, Farbschlüssel, Fremdschlüssel, hierarchischer Verbundschlüssel, identifizierender Schlüssel, Kandidatenschlüssel, klassifizierender Schlüssel, natürlicher Schlüssel, nichthierarchischer Verbundschlüssel, Oberschlüssel, Parallelschlüssel, Primärschlüssel, Rollgabelschlüssel, Sekundärschlüssel, sprechender Schlüssel, stellvertretender Schlüssel, Stellvertreterschlüssel, Suchschlüssel, Superschlüssel, Surrogatschlüssel, Verbundschlüssel, Verteilungsschlüssel, Zahlenschlüssel, Drehmomentschlüssel, Gabelschlüssel, Maulschlüssel, Ring-Maulschlüssel, Ringschlüssel, Schraubenschlüssel, Steckschlüssel, Altschlüssel, Baritonschlüssel, Bassschlüssel, C-Schlüssel, Diskantschlüssel, F-Schlüssel, Mezzosopranschlüssel, Notenschlüssel (english: clef), Sopranschlüssel, Tenorschlüssel, Violinschlüssel Related terms: aufschlüsseln, Schluss, Schlüsselabgabe, Schlüsselaufbewahrung, Schlüsselausgabe, Schlüsselband, Schlüsselbart, Schlüsselbeantragung, Schlüsselbefehl, Schlüsselbegriff, Schlüsselbein, Schlüsselbenutzung, Schlüsselbereich, Schlüsselberuf, Schlüsselbetätigung, Schlüsselbetrag, Schlüsselbezeichnung, Schlüsselblume, Schlüsselbox, Schlüsselbrett, Schlüsselbund, Schlüsseldieb, Schlüsselereignis, Schlüsselerlebnis, schlüsselfertig, Schlüsselfigur, Schlüsselfreigabe, Schlüsselfunktion, Schlüsselgeklapper, Schlüsselgeklimper, Schlüsselgeklirr, Schlüsselhaken, Schlüsselindustrie, Schlüsselkasten, Schlüsselklirren, Schlüsselknirschen, Schlüsselloch, Schlüsselmaterial, Schlüsselmetall, Schlüsselperson, Schlüsselposition, Schlüsselring, Schlüsselrolle, Schlüsselroman, Schlüsselsafe, Schlüsselschalter, Schlüsselschild, Schlüsselschrank, Schlüsselstellung, Schlüsselübergabe, Schlüsselunternehmen, Schlüsselverantwortung, Schlüsselverbindung, Schlüsselvereinbarung, Schlüsselvergabe, Schlüsselverhaltensweise, Schlüsselverlierer, Schlüsselverlust, Schlüsselversteck, Schlüsselverwaltung, Schlüsselverwendung, Schlüsselverzeichnis, Schlüsselwort, schließen, Schloss, Schlosser, Verschluss

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to decrypt",
      "word": "entschlüsseln"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to encrypt",
      "word": "verschlüsseln"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "schlüsselartig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "schlüssellos"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "slüzzel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German slüzzel",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "sluzzil"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German sluzzil",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*slutilaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *slutilaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sleutaną",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to close"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sleutaną (“to close”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "sleutel"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch sleutel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "slot"
      },
      "expansion": "English slot",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German slüzzel, from Old High German sluzzil, from Proto-Germanic *slutilaz, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *sleutaną (“to close”). Cognate with Dutch sleutel and English slot.",
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    {
      "form": "Schlüssels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüsselchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssellein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüsseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schlüssel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "dim": "chen,lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Schlüssel m (strong, genitive Schlüssels, plural Schlüssel, diminutive Schlüsselchen n or Schlüssellein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Schlüs‧sel"
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Autoschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bartschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ersatzschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Generalschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Hauptschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Hausschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "front door key",
      "word": "Haustorschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Haustürschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kellerschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kirchenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kofferschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Lenkradschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nachschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Passepartout"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Reserveschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Safeschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schließfachschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Sicherheitsschüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Tankschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Torschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Türschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Universalschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wohnungsschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zangenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zentralschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zimmerschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zündschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "car key, ignition key",
      "word": "Zündschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zweitschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Alternativschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Buchstabenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Datenbankschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Datenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Farbschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fremdschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hierarchischer Verbundschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "identifizierender Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kandidatenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "klassifizierender Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "natürlicher Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nichthierarchischer Verbundschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Oberschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Parallelschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Primärschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Rollgabelschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Sekundärschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sprechender Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stellvertretender Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Stellvertreterschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Suchschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Superschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Surrogatschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Verbundschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Verteilungsschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zahlenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Drehmomentschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gabelschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Maulschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ring-Maulschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ringschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schraubenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Steckschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Altschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Baritonschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bassschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "C-Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Diskantschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "F-Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mezzosopranschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "clef",
      "word": "Notenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Sopranschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Tenorschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Violinschlüssel"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "aufschlüsseln"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schluss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselabgabe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselaufbewahrung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselausgabe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselband"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbart"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbeantragung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbefehl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbegriff"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbenutzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbereich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselberuf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbetätigung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbetrag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbezeichnung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselblume"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbox"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselbund"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsseldieb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselereignis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselerlebnis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "schlüsselfertig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselfigur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselfreigabe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselfunktion"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselgeklapper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselgeklimper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselgeklirr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselhaken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselindustrie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselkasten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselklirren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselknirschen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselloch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselmaterial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselmetall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselperson"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselposition"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselring"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselrolle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselroman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselsafe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselschalter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselschild"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselschrank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselstellung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselübergabe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselunternehmen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselverantwortung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselverbindung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselvereinbarung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselvergabe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselverhaltensweise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselverlierer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselverlust"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselversteck"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselverwaltung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselverwendung"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schlüsselverzeichnis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        {
          "english": "The key doesn't fit.",
          "text": "Der Schlüssel passt nicht.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "These two keys are identical.",
          "text": "Diese beiden Schlüssel sind identisch.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "There was a large supply of wood available in a shed, but this shed was locked and the key was in the possession of the teacher, who allowed taking from the wood only for the heating during the class hours.",
          "ref": "1922, Franz Kafka, Das Schloß, Kurt Wolff Verlag, published 1926, page 241",
          "text": "Es war zwar ein großer Holzvorrat in einem Schuppen vorhanden, dieser Schuppen aber war versperrt und den Schlüssel hatte der Lehrer, der eine Entnahme des Holzes nur für das Heizen während der Unterrichtsstunden gestattete.",
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
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        {
          "english": "I left my keys (= the bunch I usually carry) somewhere.",
          "text": "Ich habe meinen Schlüssel irgendwo vergessen.",
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        {
          "english": "I have a trolley token on my bunch of keys.",
          "text": "Ich habe einen Einkaufschip am Schlüssel.",
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          "Schlüsselbund",
          "Schlüsselbund#German"
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        "masculine",
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        "abbreviation",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃlʏsəl/"
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}
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    {
      "english": "to decrypt",
      "word": "entschlüsseln"
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      "english": "to encrypt",
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      "word": "Generalschlüssel"
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      "word": "Hauptschlüssel"
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      "word": "Hausschlüssel"
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      "english": "front door key",
      "word": "Haustorschlüssel"
    },
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      "word": "Haustürschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Kellerschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kirchenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kofferschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lenkradschlüssel"
    },
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      "word": "Nachschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Passepartout"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reserveschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Safeschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Schließfachschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Sicherheitsschüssel"
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      "word": "Tankschlüssel"
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      "word": "Torschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Türschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Universalschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wohnungsschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zangenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zentralschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zimmerschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Zündschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "english": "car key, ignition key",
      "word": "Zündschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zweitschlüssel"
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      "word": "Alternativschlüssel"
    },
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      "word": "Buchstabenschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Datenbankschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Datenschlüssel"
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      "word": "Farbschlüssel"
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    },
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      "word": "Kandidatenschlüssel"
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "Primärschlüssel"
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      "word": "Rollgabelschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sekundärschlüssel"
    },
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      "word": "stellvertretender Schlüssel"
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      "word": "Stellvertreterschlüssel"
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      "word": "Suchschlüssel"
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      "word": "Verteilungsschlüssel"
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      "word": "Zahlenschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Drehmomentschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gabelschlüssel"
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      "word": "Maulschlüssel"
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      "word": "Ring-Maulschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Ringschlüssel"
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      "word": "Schraubenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Steckschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Altschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Baritonschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bassschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "C-Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diskantschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "F-Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mezzosopranschlüssel"
    },
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      "english": "clef",
      "word": "Notenschlüssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sopranschlüssel"
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    {
      "word": "Tenorschlüssel"
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      "word": "Violinschlüssel"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "aufschlüsseln"
    },
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      "word": "Schlüsselaufbewahrung"
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      "word": "Schlüsselbart"
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      "word": "Schlüsselbeantragung"
    },
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      "word": "Schlüsselbefehl"
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      "word": "Schlüsselbegriff"
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      "word": "Schlüsselbein"
    },
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      "word": "Schlüsselbenutzung"
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      "word": "Schlüsselbereich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselberuf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselbetätigung"
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    {
      "word": "Schlüsselbetrag"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselbezeichnung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselblume"
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      "word": "Schlüsselbox"
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    },
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      "word": "Schlüsselbund"
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      "word": "Schlüsseldieb"
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      "word": "Schlüsselereignis"
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      "word": "schlüsselfertig"
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      "word": "Schlüsselfigur"
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    {
      "word": "Schlüsselfreigabe"
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      "word": "Schlüsselfunktion"
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    {
      "word": "Schlüsselgeklapper"
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    {
      "word": "Schlüsselgeklimper"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselgeklirr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselhaken"
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    {
      "word": "Schlüsselindustrie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselkasten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselklirren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselknirschen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselloch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselmaterial"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselmetall"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselperson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselposition"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselring"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselrolle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselroman"
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    {
      "word": "Schlüsselsafe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselschalter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselschild"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselschrank"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselstellung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselübergabe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselunternehmen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselverantwortung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselverbindung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselvereinbarung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselvergabe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselverhaltensweise"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselverlierer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselverlust"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselversteck"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselverwaltung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselverwendung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselverzeichnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlüsselwort"
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    {
      "word": "schließen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schloss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlosser"
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    {
      "word": "Verschluss"
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      ],
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          "english": "The key doesn't fit.",
          "text": "Der Schlüssel passt nicht.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "These two keys are identical.",
          "text": "Diese beiden Schlüssel sind identisch.",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "There was a large supply of wood available in a shed, but this shed was locked and the key was in the possession of the teacher, who allowed taking from the wood only for the heating during the class hours.",
          "ref": "1922, Franz Kafka, Das Schloß, Kurt Wolff Verlag, published 1926, page 241",
          "text": "Es war zwar ein großer Holzvorrat in einem Schuppen vorhanden, dieser Schuppen aber war versperrt und den Schlüssel hatte der Lehrer, der eine Entnahme des Holzes nur für das Heizen während der Unterrichtsstunden gestattete.",
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          "text": "Ich habe meinen Schlüssel irgendwo vergessen.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "I have a trolley token on my bunch of keys.",
          "text": "Ich habe einen Einkaufschip am Schlüssel.",
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  "word": "Schlüssel"
}

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