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Mit ihrer Doktorarbeit will Lotte eine Lücke in der Stadtforschung schließen. With her doctoral thesis, Lotte wants to fill a gap in urban research.

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eine Lücke schließen

[ˈaɪ̯nə ˈlʏkə ˈʃliːsn̩]

to fill a gap, to close a gap

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  • Mit dem Praktikum schließe ich eine Lücke in meinem Lebenslauf.

    With the internship, I'm filling a gap in my CV.

  • Die neue Bibliothek im Kiez schließt eine Lücke, denn bisher gab es dort keinen Ort zum Lernen.

    The new library in the neighbourhood fills a gap, because until now there was nowhere to study there.

  • Schließt ihr mit eurer App eine Lücke, oder gibt es so etwas schon?

    Does your app fill a gap, or does something like that already exist?

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