Kaffee

m; -s, - oder bei Sorten -s coffee; Kaffee machen oder kochen make (some oder the) coffee; eine Tasse Kaffee a cup of coffee; Kaffee mit Milch coffee with milk (oder cream), Brit. auch white coffee; kalter Kaffee Dial. nonsense; das ist kalter Kaffee umg. that’s old hat; Kaffee verkehrt Dial. milk with a dash of coffee; dir haben sie wohl was in den Kaffee getan? umg. are you out of your mind?

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der Kaffee

coffee; java

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Kạf|fee I ['kafe, ka'feː]

m -s, -s

1) coffee

zwei Kaffee, bitte! — two coffees, please

Kaffee mit Milch — white coffee (Brit), coffee with milk

schwarzer Kaffee — black coffee

Kaffee verkehrt (dated) — white coffee (Brit) (made with hot milk), coffee with hot milk

Kaffee kochen — to make coffee

das ist kalter Kaffee (inf) — that's old hat (inf)

2) no pl (= Nachmittagskaffee) ≈ (afternoon) tea (Brit), (afternoon) coffee and cake

Kaffee und Kuchen — coffee and cakes, ≈ afternoon tea (Brit)

jdn zu Kaffee und Kuchen einladen — to invite sb for or to coffee and cakes or (afternoon) tea (Brit)

II

nt -s, -s

old = Café) café

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der

((a drink made from) the ground beans of a shrub grown in eg Brazil.) coffee

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Kaf·fee

<-s, -s>

[ˈkafe]

m

1. (Getränk) coffee

\Kaffee und Kuchen coffee and cake

\Kaffee mit Milch white coffee

koffeinfreier \Kaffee decaffeinated coffee

schwarzer \Kaffee black coffee

den/seinen \Kaffee schwarz trinken to drink one's coffee black

[jdm einen] \Kaffee machen to make [sb a] coffee

\Kaffee trinken to have [or drink] [a] coffee

2. kein pl BOT (Strauch) coffee

3. (Kaffeeeinladung) coffee

4.

▶ kalter \Kaffee sein (pej fam) to be old hat

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der; Kaffees, Kaffees

1) coffee

Kaffee kochen — make coffee

Kaffee mit Milch — white coffee (Brit.); coffee with milk

dir haben sie wohl was in den Kaffee getan? — (ugs.) have you gone soft in the head? (coll.)

das ist kalter Kaffee — (ugs.) (ist längst bekannt) that's old hat (coll.); (ist Unsinn) that's a load of old rubbish (coll.)

2) (NachmittagsKaffee) afternoon coffee

Kaffee trinken — have afternoon coffee

•• Cultural note:

Kaffee

This refers not only to coffee as a drink but also to the small meal taken at about four in the afternoon, consisting of coffee and cakes or biscuits. It is often a social occasion, as it is common to invite family or friends for Kaffee und Kuchen (rather than for tea or dinner), especially on birthdays and other family occasions

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Kaffee m; -s, - oder bei Sorten -s coffee;

Kaffee machen oder

kochen make (some oder the) coffee;

eine Tasse Kaffee a cup of coffee;

Kaffee mit Milch coffee with milk (oder cream), Br auch white coffee;

kalter Kaffee dial nonsense;

das ist kalter Kaffee umg that’s old hat;

Kaffee verkehrt dial milk with a dash of coffee;

dir haben sie wohl was in den Kaffee getan? umg are you out of your mind?

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der; Kaffees, Kaffees

1) coffee

Kaffee kochen — make coffee

Kaffee mit Milch — white coffee (Brit.); coffee with milk

dir haben sie wohl was in den Kaffee getan? — (ugs.) have you gone soft in the head? (coll.)

das ist kalter Kaffee — (ugs.) (ist längst bekannt) that's old hat (coll.); (ist Unsinn) that's a load of old rubbish (coll.)

2) (NachmittagsKaffee) afternoon coffee

Kaffee trinken — have afternoon coffee

•• Cultural note:

Kaffee

This refers not only to coffee as a drink but also to the small meal taken at about four in the afternoon, consisting of coffee and cakes or biscuits. It is often a social occasion, as it is common to invite family or friends for Kaffee und Kuchen (rather than for tea or dinner), especially on birthdays and other family occasions

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-s m.

coffee n.