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No. 7,298 in German

gehalte

"Gehalte" in German means "contents" or "substance."

In a sentence

  • Das Gehalt des Buches hat mich zum Nachdenken angeregt.

    The content of the book made me reflect.

    Here, 'gehalte' (form 'gehalt') means 'content' and refers to what is contained in something, in this case, within a book.

  • Ich habe mein Gehalt gestern erhalten.

    I received my salary yesterday.

    In this usage, 'gehalt' refers to 'salary,' i.e., monetary compensation received for work.

  • Die Farbe des Gemäldes hatte ein hohes Gehalt an Blau.

    The color of the painting had a high content of blue.

    'gehalt' signifies 'content' in terms of the composition ratio, here used scientifically to describe the proportion of blue in the painting.

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