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hochkant oder quer
upright or sideways

que·ren [ˈkve:rən] VB trans

etw queren
to cross sth

quer [kve:ɐ̯] ADV

quer
diagonally
der Kanal verläuft quer zur Straße
the canal runs diagonally [or at an angle] to the street
der Lkw geriet auf eisglatter Fahrbahn ins Schleudern und stellte sich quer
the truck slid on the icy carriageway and ended up sideways across it
quer geht der Schrank nicht durch die Tür, nur längs
the cupboard won't go [or fit] through the door sideways, only lengthways
quer gestreift [o. quergestreift]
horizontally striped
quer gestreifte [o. quergestreifte] Hemden stehen dir nicht
shirts with horizontal stripes [or horizontally striped shirts] don't suit you
quer durch etw acc/über etw acc
straight through/across sth
lauf doch bitte nicht quer durch/über die Beete!
please don't run through/across the flower-beds!

hoch·kant [ˈho:xkant] ADV

hochkant
on end
hochkant stehen
to stand on end
etw hochkant stellen
to stand sth on end

Oder <-> [ˈo:dɐ] N f GEOG

die Oder
the Oder

oder [ˈo:dɐ] CONJ

1. oder (eines oder anderes):

oder
or
oder aber
or else
oder auch
or [even]
oder auch nicht
or [maybe [or perhaps]] not

2. oder (stimmt's?):

der Film hat dir auch gut gefallen, oder?
you liked the film too, didn't you?
soviel ich weiß, schuldet er dir noch Geld, oder?
as far as I know he still owes you money, doesn't he?
du traust mir doch, oder [etwa] nicht?
you do trust me, don't you?

ent·we·der [ɛntˈve:dɐ] CONJ

entweder ... oder ...
either ... or ...
entweder oder!
yes or no!
entscheide dich jetzt endlich — entweder oder!
will you finally make a decision one way or the other!

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Diese Hülle schützt Ihr Tablet nicht nur sondern dient auch als Aufsteller , mit dem Ihr Gerät zum Beispiel zum Filme schauen oder zur komfortableren Bedienung hochkant oder quer aufgestellt werden kann .
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This case not only protects your tablet, but also serves as a stand to help your device be placed upright or transversely, for example, for watching movies or for a convenient operation.
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www.trekstor.de
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Ob Hochkant oder Quer - die Audials iPad ™ App ist immer optimal für den Bildschirm deines Apple ™ iPad ™ Tablet ausgerichtet .
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audials.com
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The Audials iPad™ App is always optimized for your Apple™ iPad™ Tablet position, whether upright or landscape.
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audials.com
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Der markierte Bereich wird wahlweise horizontal oder vertikal ( quer oder hochkant ) gespiegelt .
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www.zur-borg.de
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The selected area is mirrored either horizontally or vertically.
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www.zur-borg.de

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