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German Word of the Day
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die Fraktur (-en) Gothic type / typeface (typog.); fracture (med.)
Ich will mit Ihnen Fraktur reden. (Redewendung)
I want to be blunt / talk straight with you. (idiom)
Da müssen wir auch schon mal Fraktur reden.
We really shouldn't mince words about that. - We really should be blunt about that.
Fraktur as seen on a 1933
German 50 Reichsmark note
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Related: (mit jdm) Fraktur reden to be blunt / talk plainly / straight (to / with sb), not mince words (with sb)
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