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der Pfuhl (-e)
   muddy pool, mudhole; (fig.) murky waters, quagmire

Bleibt zu hoffen, dass der Winter gnädig ein weißes Schneekleid über den Pfuhl breitet.
We can only hope that winter will mercifully spread a white blanket of snow over the muddy pool.

Related Words:
ein Pfuhl der Sittenlosigkeit a sink/den of iniquity
das/der Pfühl pillow; downy bed, feather bed (poetic)

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