GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Glosse

satirical column; pointed commentary

Die Glosse über unsere neue Parkplatzordnung war so treffend, dass selbst diejenigen schmunzelten, die sich darin erkennbar wiederfinden mussten.

The satirical column about our new parking rules was so apt that even those who had to recognize themselves in it smiled.

gloss; explanatory annotation

Die handschriftliche Glosse am Rand half mir, die alte Formulierung zu verstehen, ohne den Zusammenhang der Erzählung aus dem Blick zu verlieren.

The handwritten gloss in the margin helped me understand the old wording without losing sight of the story's context.

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