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German Word of the Day
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die Unruh (-en) balance spring (clockwork)
die Unruhe (-n) agitation, disturbance; (political) unrest; noise, hustle and bustle
Der Nürnberger Schlosser Peter Henlein hat um 1510 die Unruh erfunden.
The Nuremberg locksmith Peter Henlein invented the balance spring around 1510.
Damals gab es politische Unruhen in Argentinien.
At that time there was political unrest in Argentina.
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Related: die Federbremse balance spring; der Unruhestifter trouble-maker
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