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der Gürtel (-)
   belt

Unsere Gemeinden werden den Gürtel in den nächsten Jahren enger schnallen müssen.
Our communities will have to tighten their belts over the next few years.
Der Van-Allen-Gürtel wurde 1958 entdeckt.
The Van Allen Belt was discovered in 1958.
Er hat den schwarzen Gürtel im Judo.
He has a black belt in Judo.

Related:
die Gürtellinie belt line, waist
den Gürtel enger schnallen to tighten one’s belt (make economic savings)
die Sicherheitsgurt safety belt, seat belt
der Kuiper-Gürtel the Kuiper Belt (of asteroids and small objects beyond Neptune)

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