No. 3,586 in German
minus
"Minus" in German means "minus" or "less" in English, often used in mathematics or to indicate subtraction.
In a sentence
Die Temperatur liegt heute bei minus fünf Grad.
The temperature is minus five degrees today.
Here, 'minus' is used to denote a negative value in the context of temperature measurement.
Im Mathematikunterricht lernen wir, wie man Zahlen addiert und subtrahiert, also plus und minus.
In math class, we're learning how to add and subtract numbers, so plus and minus.
In this context, 'minus' is utilized as a mathematical operation indicating subtraction.
Er hat in der Geografieprüfung leider eine Minusbewertung erhalten.
Unfortunately, he received a minus rating in the geography exam.
In this sentence, 'minus' figuratively represents a negative assessment or rating in an academic context.
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