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Pi mal Daumen
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German
Alternative forms
de Daumen mal Pi Austria
Etymology
pi times thumb. Compare similar pl pi razy drzwi pi times door and pl pi razy oko pi times eye.
Pronunciation
de /piː maːl ˈdaʊ̯mən/
de De-Pi mal Daumen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Adverb
de informal roughly according to one's own estimation or a rule of thumb
de ungefähr so
de Das müssten so Pi mal Daumen 35 Meter sein. This should be approximately 35 metres.
Usage notes
Often additionally qualified with de so (see usage example), which can itself be used to mark an estimate.
See also
de Faustregel