GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Wurzel

root of a plant

Die Wurzeln des alten Baumes reichen so weit, dass sie die Pflastersteine des Gehwegs anheben.

The old tree's roots extend so far that they are lifting the paving stones in the pavement.

root; underlying cause; origin

Die Wurzeln des Konflikts liegen in Entscheidungen, die vor vielen Jahrzehnten getroffen wurden.

The roots of the conflict lie in decisions made many decades ago.

mathematical root

Um die Seitenlänge des Quadrats zu bestimmen, müssen wir die Wurzel aus seinem Flächeninhalt ziehen.

To determine the length of the square's sides, we must take the square root of its area.

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