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ein Ei legen

to lay an egg

Türkçe: yumurta yumurtlamak

Noun
Ei n.
Verb
legen
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Die Henne hat heute Morgen ein frisches Ei gelegt.

How it is used

Literally 'to lay an egg' (birds). Figuratively, colloquial: 'to fail/blunder.' Use in sports: 'Der Spieler legte ein Ei.' Nuance: figurative use is informal and less common than in English.

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