GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

profan

secular; nonreligious

Bei der Führung fragte ein Besucher, weshalb ein ursprünglich sakraler Raum heute für profane Veranstaltungen genutzt werde.

On the tour, a visitor asked why a space that had originally been sacred was now used for secular events.

mundane; ordinary

Für das rätselhafte Geräusch gab es eine ziemlich profane Erklärung: Im Schrank vibrierte ein vergessenes Handy gegen ein leeres Glas.

There was a rather mundane explanation for the mysterious noise: a forgotten mobile phone was vibrating against an empty glass in the cupboard.

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