Noun
die Grätsche
Pronunciation: /ˈɡʁɛːtʃə/
sliding tackle
C2
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plural Grätschen
Meanings
Noun
- sliding tackle
- straddle jump
- slide tackle
Example sentence
Diese Grätsche von hinten war klar zu hart.
That sliding tackle from behind was clearly too hard.
Word forms
singular
die Grätsche
plural
die Grätschen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Grätsche
Accusativedie Grätsche
Dativeder Grätsche
Genitiveder Grätsche
Plural
Nominativedie Grätschen
Accusativedie Grätschen
Dativeden Grätschen
Genitiveder Grätschen
Usage
- eine Grätsche machen — make a sliding tackle; football use
- Grätsche im Sport — the word also names a legs-apart position in gymnastics
Mit einer Grätsche erreichte die Verteidigerin noch den Ball.
The defender still managed to reach the ball with a sliding tackle.