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Chirurg

der Chirurg

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Meaning

[1] Medicine: Specialist in surgical treatment

[1] Medizin: Facharzt für operative Heilbehandlung

Examples

[1] Fractures are a job for surgeons.

[1] Knochenbrüche sind eine Aufgabe für Chirurgen.

[1] "Valenti had the self-assurance that is characteristic of famous surgeons, and he was an accomplished showman." [5]

[1] „Valenti besaß jene Selbstsicherheit, die für berühmte Chirurgen charakteristisch ist, und er war ein vollendeter Showmann.“[5]

[1] "In very overweight people, surgeons can make the stomach smaller so that less food can fit in." [6]

[1] „Bei stark übergewichtigen Menschen können Chirurgen den Magen verkleinern, damit weniger Nahrung hineinpasst.“[6]

[1] “Less than ten minutes later, a younger surgeon holds out his sweaty hand to me” [7]

[1] „Keine zehn Minuten später streckt mir ein jüngerer Chirurg seine verschwitzte Hand entgegen.“[7]
Grammar note

The "standard pronunciation", which is usually used alone in dictionaries, is [çiˈʁʊʁk] . [ʃiˈʁʊʁk], following the classic principles of pronunciation of <ch> in the initial [1], mainly Central German, East German; but actually throughout the Federal Republic of Germany as well

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Chirurg die Chirurgen
Genitiv des Chirurgen der Chirurgen
Dativ dem Chirurgen den Chirurgen
Akkusativ den Chirurgen die Chirurgen

Pronunciation

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