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bun
A hairstyle in which long hair is twisted together into a knot or ball at the back of the head or on top of the head and pinned in place.
Sie trägt ihr Haar meistens zu einem praktischen Dutt gebunden.
She usually wears her hair tied in a practical bun.
To describe how a bun is made, German uses verbs like 'binden' (to tie), 'stecken' (to pin), 'machen' (to make), or 'drehen' (to twist). To say that someone has this hairstyle, you use the verb 'tragen' (to wear).
Sie hat sich die Haare schnell zu einem Dutt gebunden.
She quickly tied her hair into a bun.
A very common formulation is 'sich die Haare zu einem Dutt...' (to do one's hair into a bun...) followed by a verb like 'binden' (to tie) or 'stecken' (to pin). This construction describes the process of styling the hair.
Kannst du mir helfen, meine Haare zu einem Dutt zu stecken?
Can you help me pin my hair into a bun?
A bun can be described more precisely. Common adjectives are 'hoch' (high) or 'tief' (low) for the position on the head, as well as 'locker' (loose) or 'fest' (tight) for the way it is tied.
Für den Abend machte sie sich einen eleganten, hohen Dutt.
For the evening, she made herself an elegant high bun.
knot / node
'der Knoten' and 'der Dutt' can both have to do with hair or with something tied together. 'der Knoten' is more general: it can be in a rope, in a cable, or also a tangled spot in the hair. 'der Dutt', on the other hand, is a hairstyle in which long hair is intentionally twisted into a round shape and pinned in place. The words can be confused because a bun looks like a hair knot. When talking about the hairstyle, 'Dutt' is more precise. When something is tangled messily or tied tightly, 'Knoten' fits better.
Für den Tanzkurs trägt sie ihre Haare heute in einem Dutt.
For dance class today, she is wearing her hair in a bun.
Nach dem Schwimmen hatte Lisa einen Knoten im nassen Haar.
After swimming, Lisa had a knot in her wet hair.