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In den letzten zehn Minuten gibt Otti seinem Aufsatz den Feinschliff. In the last ten minutes Otti puts the finishing touches to his essay.

noun · C1

der Feinschliff

[ˈfaɪ̯nˌʃlɪf]

finishing touches, final polish

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Other Examples

  • Der Inhalt steht schon, jetzt fehlt mir nur noch der sprachliche Feinschliff.

    The content is in place; now all I need is the linguistic polish.

  • Wollt ihr heute Abend gemeinsam am Feinschliff der Präsentation arbeiten?

    Do you want to work on the finishing touches to the presentation together this evening?

  • Bruno probiert die Soße ein letztes Mal: Ein Hauch Zitrone ist der perfekte Feinschliff.

    Bruno tastes the sauce one last time: a hint of lemon is the perfect finishing touch.

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Feinschliff
Der Inhalt steht schon, jetzt fehlt mir nur noch der sprachliche Feinschliff. The content is in place; now all I need is the linguistic polish.
Accusative wen? was? den Feinschliff
In den letzten zehn Minuten gibt Otti seinem Aufsatz den Feinschliff. In the last ten minutes Otti puts the finishing touches to his essay.
Dative wem? dem Feinschliff
Wollt ihr heute Abend gemeinsam am Feinschliff der Präsentation arbeiten? Do you want to work on the finishing touches to the presentation together this evening?
Genitive wessen? des Feinschliffs

How the Word Is Built

Fein root schliff root

A compound: Fein + der Schliff

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

feinschleifender Schliff

In Otti's situations: Otti takes the C1 exam

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