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In a sexual or BDSM relationship, refers to the submissive, passive, or receiving partner. The word is a scene term borrowed from English.
In der BDSM-Szene unterscheidet man zwischen der dominanten Rolle (Top) und der devoten Rolle (Bottom).
In the BDSM scene, people distinguish between the dominant role (top) and the submissive role (bottom).
'Bottom' is a direct loanword from English. It is therefore also pronounced as in English and capitalized as a noun.
Im Finanzjargon wird oft vom „Bottom“ des Marktes gesprochen.
In financial jargon, people often talk about the 'Bottom' (bottom) of the market.
The word has two very different meanings. Whether it is about a sexual role or finance can only be recognized from the topic of the conversation or text.
Im BDSM-Workshop ging es um die Kommunikation zwischen Top und Bottom.
In the BDSM workshop, the topic was communication between top and bottom.
In this meaning, 'Bottom' (bottom) is a specific term from the BDSM and queer scene. Outside this context, the word is rarely understood.
In der Community gibt es viele Diskussionen über die Rollen von Top und Bottom.
In the community, there are many discussions about the roles of top and bottom.
In a financial context, 'Bottom' (bottom) is often used with verbs such as 'erreichen' (to reach), 'finden' (to find), or 'bilden' (to form) to describe the lowest point of a price.
Experten streiten darüber, ob der Markt schon den Bottom gebildet hat.
Experts disagree about whether the market has already formed the bottom.
floor / ground
'der Boden' and 'der Bottom' can both have to do with a lower area or a low point, but they are used very differently. 'Boden' is a normal German word and means, for example, the bottom part of a container or a room. 'Bottom' here is an English technical term in financial jargon and means the lowest point of a price before it goes back up. Learners may confuse the words because 'bottom' in English often means 'Boden'. In German, however, 'Bottom' is not a normal word for the floor or the lower part of an object.
Viele Anleger hofften, dass der Markt im März seinen Bottom erreicht hatte.
Many investors hoped that the market had reached its bottom in March.
Am Boden der Tasche lag noch ein alter Schlüssel.
There was still an old key at the bottom of the bag.