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schund
rare   pret
     schinden

Schund      m   , -(e)s   no pl
pej   trash, rubbish   (Brit)  , garbage
was für Schund/einen Schund hast du denn da?      what's that trash/trashy book you're reading?
  →   Schmutz     →   b

Translation German - English Collins Dictionary

schund rare pret
schinden

Translation German - English Collins Dictionary

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das ist der letzte Schund {oder} Dreck	exp.	that's absolute trash

Schmutz und Schund	exp.	obscene {or} offensive material

der geschundene Leib Christi	exp.	the broken body of Christ

Mitleid schinden	exp.	to get some sympathy
Eindruck schinden	exp.	to make a good impression ; to impress	bei jdm Eindruck schinden = to make a good impression on sb ; to impress sb
Zeit schinden	exp.	to play for time
jdn zu Tode schinden	exp.	to work sb to death
sich mit etw schinden	exp.	to slave away at sth
er will Eindruck machen {oder} schinden	exp.	he's out to impress

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'Schund' also found in translations in English-German dictionary
this cheap trash masquerading as literature	exp.	dieser Schund, der als Literatur ausgegeben wird
clothes for teenagers are often trashy	exp.	Teenagerkleidung ist oft Schund {oder} billiges Zeug
to push oneself hard	exp.	sich schinden
to play out time	exp.	die Zeit herumbringen ; auf Zeit spielen ; Zeit schinden	to play out the time
to stall for time	exp.	versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen {oder} zu schinden
to do sth for show	exp.	etw tun, um Eindruck zu schinden {oder} zu machen
you're driving him too hard	exp.	Sie nehmen ihn zu hart ran ; Sie schinden ihn zu sehr
he works his men to death	exp.	er schindet seine Leute zu Tode
the tyrant ground the people into the dust	exp.	der Tyrann hat das Volk zu Tode geschunden

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