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die Brücke (-n)
   bridge

Wir wollen nur Brücken schlagen.
We only want to forge links. (…build bridges.)
Er hat alle Brücken hinter sich abgebrochen.
He burned all his bridges behind him.
Die längste Brücke der Welt wird aktuell zwischen Hong Kong und Macao gebaut.
The world’s longest bridge is currently being built between Hong Kong and Macao.

Related:
der Brückenbau bridge-building
die Hängebrücke suspension bridge
die Zugbrücke drawbridge

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