No. 8,745 in German
krönung
Coronation or crowning.
In a sentence
Die Krönung des neuen Königs fand gestern statt.
The coronation of the new king took place yesterday.
Here, 'Krönung' refers directly to the ceremonial act of crowning someone as ruler.
Diese Architektur ist die Krönung ihrer Karriere.
This architecture is the crowning achievement of her career.
In this case, 'Krönung' is used metaphorically to indicate a peak or culmination of achievement.
Der Kuchen war mit einer Schokoladenkrönung verziert.
The cake was decorated with a chocolate topping.
Here, 'Krönung' is employed to describe a topping that figuratively crowns or decorates something.
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