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der Bart (Bärte)
   beard; (cat, mouse, etc.) whiskers

Er hatte einen langen Bart.
He had a long beard.
Die glatte Haut dort im Gesicht,
Nein, darauf steh'n die Frauen nicht
Keine Frage, dir fehlt der Drei-Tage-Bart
The smooth skin there on your face
No, the women don't go for that
No question, you're missing the three-day beard.
(from "Drei-Tage-Bart" by Die Ärzte; see video below)

Related:
sich (dat.) einen Bart wachsen lassen to grow a beard
das Bärtchen small beard; (pencil) mustache
der Schnurrbart mustache

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Die Ärzte singen: "Drei-Tage-Bart"

 

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