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Schott
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schott
German
Etymology
Borrowed from de nds Schot in the 18th century, from de gml schot, ultimately from the root of de schießen to shoot. Cognate with nl schot.
Pronunciation
de /ʃɔt/
de Shot
de De-Schott.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,,en
de nautical bulkhead, baffle
de figurative chiefly in the plural often with de dicht gates, borders, hatches metaphorical dividers between a situation and an actor, preventing damage or influence
de Die Schotten sind dicht: Das Urteil ist rechtskräftig. The gates are closed: The judgment is final.
de Angesichts einer illegalen Einwanderungswelle macht das Land seine Schotten dicht. Facing an illegal immigration wave, the country is closing its borders.
Declension
n,,en
Derived terms
de abschotten
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