GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

das Sterbenswörtchen

a single word (usually in negatives)

Über den geplanten Verkauf hatte er kein Sterbenswörtchen verlauten lassen, obwohl wir am Vorabend noch ausführlich über die Zukunft des Hauses gesprochen hatten.

He had not breathed a word about the planned sale, although we had spoken at length about the future of the house the evening before.

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