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das Quark (-s)
   quark (physics)
der Quark (no pl.)
   quark cheese*; baloney, nonsense, rot, rubbish

*Quark or Speisequark is often translated into English as "cottage cheese," but the German cheese is not really the same thing, nor is it made in the same way. See Quark (cheese) (Wikipedia)

Die Amerikaner dagegen kommen überhaupt nicht richtig aus dem Quark der Finanzkrise raus.
The Americans, on the other hand, just can't really get out of the mess of the financial crisis.
Getretener Quark wird breit, nicht stark. - J. W. von Goethe
Quality before quantity. ("Tread-upon quark gets spread out, not strong.")
Sahne, Zitronenaroma und Quark unterziehen. Den Saft der Kirschen mit Vanillepuddingpulver, Zimt und Zucker aufkochen, dann...
Fold in the cream, lemon flavoring and quark cheese. Bring the cherry juice, vanilla pudding powder, cinnamon and sugar to a boil, then...

Related:
der Speisequark fresh quark cheese
der Topfen = Quark (Austrian, S. Ger. dialect)
Er steckt seine Nase in jeden Quark. (idiom) He pokes his nose in everything.
einen Quark verstehen to have no clue
der Quarkkuchen cheesecake

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