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die Macke (-n)  quirk; fault, defect; bad patch (agric.)

Auf die Frage, welche Macken des Ehepartners als besonders störend empfunden werden, gaben 39,4 Prozent Eifersucht an.
When asked which faults of their spouse they found especially disturbing, 39.4 percent responded with jealousy.

Related: der Fehler defect, mistake

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