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die Disc
disc
Short for Compact Disc (CD), an optical storage medium for music, software, or other data.
example
Ich habe mir die neue Disc meiner Lieblingsband gekauft.
I bought the new disc by my favorite band.
die Disc
disc
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Meanings
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Usage tips
English loanword
'Disc' is a word from English and is pronounced that way too. It is the short form of 'Compact Disc' (CD) or refers to a flying disc.
EXAMPLE
Er hat seine ganze Musiksammlung noch auf Discs.
He still has his entire music collection on discs.
Context clue
The context tells you whether a CD or a flying disc is meant. Verbs like 'hören' (to listen) or 'einlegen' (to insert) point to a CD, while verbs like 'werfen' (to throw) or 'fangen' (to catch) refer to the flying disc.
EXAMPLE
Er legte die Disc in den Player ein.
He put the disc into the player.
Use in sports
In the meaning 'Wurfscheibe' (flying disc), 'Disc' is often used in connection with sports such as 'Discgolf' (disc golf) or 'Ultimate Frisbee'. Typical verbs are 'werfen' (to throw) and 'fangen' (to catch).
EXAMPLE
Beim Discgolf muss man die Disc in einen Korb werfen.
In disc golf, you have to throw the disc into a basket.
Compare with
Disc vs Disk
club / disk
'die Disc' and 'die Disk' look almost the same and sound similar, but they do not mean the same thing. 'Disc' is used mainly for a CD or for a flying disc in sports. 'Disk' can colloquially mean a club, or, in an older usage, a floppy disk. The risk of confusion is especially high with technology and leisure activities, because both words are short and can be connected with data storage media or entertainment. The context is important: for music on a storage medium, 'Disc' fits; for dancing in a venue, 'Disk' is more likely.
Disc
Im alten Radio liegt noch eine Disc mit Musik aus den Neunzigern.
There is still a disc with music from the nineties in the old radio.
Disk
Vor dem Wochenende geht meine Nachbarin mit ihren Freunden in die Disk.
Before the weekend, my neighbor goes to the club with her friends.
In real life
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