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der Zentner (-) centner, hundredweight (100 German pounds, 50 kg); 100 kg (in Austria and Switz.)
Mir fiel eine Zentnerlast vom Herzen.
It was a great load off my mind.
Zehn Ziegen zogen zehn Zentner Zucker zum Zoo. (Zungenbrecher)
Ten goats pulled ten centners of sugar to the zoo. (tongue twister)
RELATED: die Zentnerlast heavy burden, zentnerschwer very heavy, weighing more than a hundredweight
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