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die Lasche

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Definition: flap, tab; loop; tongue (shoe); (metal) plate...

die Lasche (-n) flap, tab; loop (clothing); tongue (shoe); (metal) plate, fishplate (railway)

Pronunciation: dee LASH-uh
Examples:

Ungeöffnet bei +8°C mindestens haltbar bis: siehe Giebellasche.
Unopened at +8°C, use before: see top flap. (milk carton)
Unter der verlängerten Lasche ist dieser Umschlag bereits für den Rückweg vorfrankiert.
Under the fold-out flap this envelope already has pre-paid postage for sending it back.

Related: selbstklebende Lasche self-sticking flap (on envelope), das Haltbarkeitsdatum sell-by date, lasch (adj/adv) feeble, limp

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