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die Wurst (Würste)
   sausage, salami

Zu Abend essen wir Käse und Wurst – eine Käse- und Wurstplatte.
We're having cheese and sausage for dinner – a cheese and sausage (cold cuts) platter.
Das ist mir Wurst/Wurscht.
It's all the same to me. - I couldn't care less about that.
Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei. (Spruch)
Everything has an end (…one end). Only the sausage has two. (saying)
Es geht um die Wurst/Wurscht.
It's do or die. It's now or never / …the moment of truth.

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Related Words:
die Bratwurst fried sausage; a common type of German sausage
die Currywurst curry sausage*
die Frankfurter/Wiener Würstchen Frankfurt/Vienna sausage; frankfurter/wiener (hot dog)
der Hanswurst / Hans Wurst clown, buffoon, comical figure
die Leberwurst liverwurst (spread)
der Wurstaufschnitt assorted cuts of sausage/salami; coldcuts
das Würstchen small sausage, hot dog
der Wurstsalat sausage salad (sausage cut into thin slices or strips and placed, along with raw onion rings or cubes, in a vinegar and oil marinade, lightly seasoned with salt and pepper)

*Considered the German national fast-food dish (next to Dönerkebab), Currywurst is a single fried sausage, sliced into five sections and served on a paper plate with ketchup and french fries – with a dusting of curry powder. Usually eaten with a plastic fork.

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