Kiste
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪstə/
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Noun
Kiste f (genitive Kiste, plural Kisten, diminutive Kistchen n or Kistlein n)
- chest, box
- (informal) bed, sleeping furniture
- (informal, automotive) old banger, hooptie
- Synonym: Mühle
- (informal) television set
- Synonym: Fernsehgerät
- (informal) computer tower
- (informal, regional) affair, matter
- Synonyms: Sache, Angelegenheit
- (informal, now uncommon) coffin wherein one is interred
- (informal, uncommon) fundament, buttocks
- 2019 June 28, “Mit diesen Übungen bekommst du einen Knackpo”, in Men’s Health:
- Eine Untersuchung der Auburn University im US-Bundesstaat Alabama ergab, dass Schulterverletzungen seltener auftreten, wenn du beim Werfen den Po anspannst. Wenn du also höher und/oder weiter hinaus willst, weißt du, was zu tun ist – hoch mit der Kiste!
- Research from Auburn University, in the US state of Alabama, found that shoulder injuries were less likely if you tense your buttocks while throwing. So if you want to go higher and / or further out, you know what to do – up with the box!
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