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level
For specifying quantities: filled so that the contents reach exactly up to the rim and form a smooth surface.
Für den Teig brauchst du zwei gestrichene Teelöffel Backpulver.
You need two level teaspoons of baking powder for the batter.
to be sick and tired
Colloquial: to be so annoyed with someone or something that you do not want to have anything more to do with it.
Ich habe die Nase gestrichen voll von deinen ständigen Ausreden.
I am sick and tired of your constant excuses.
completely full
Colloquial: completely full or filled to the very edge. Here, “gestrichen” (literally “level”) intensifies the word “voll” (full).
Der Bus war gestrichen voll, sodass niemand mehr einsteigen konnte.
The bus was completely full, so no one else could get on.
coated
For paper or cardboard: covered with a special coating that makes the surface smoother and improves its properties for printing.
Die Farbfotos werden auf gestrichenem Papier gedruckt.
The color photos are printed on coated paper.
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In recipes, “gestrichen” (level) typically comes between a number and a spoon measurement. The ingredient follows directly after the measurement, as in the pattern “ein gestrichener Esslöffel Mehl” (one level tablespoon of flour).
Gib einen gestrichenen Teelöffel Salz in die Suppe.
Add one level teaspoon of salt to the soup.
Learn “die Nase gestrichen voll haben” (to be sick and tired) as a complete expression with the verb “haben” (to have). If you want to name the person or thing that is annoying you, use “von” (of/from) with the dative.
Wir haben die Nase gestrichen voll von dem ständigen Lärm.
We are sick and tired of the constant noise.
For filled rooms or means of transport, you can use the pattern “sein + gestrichen voll” (to be completely full). “Gestrichen” stays directly before “voll” and does not take an ending.
Das kleine Lokal war am Samstagabend gestrichen voll.
The small restaurant was completely full on Saturday evening.
With paper, you will often find the combinations “matt gestrichen” (matt-coated) and “glänzend gestrichen” (gloss-coated). These terms are especially common when choosing paper for printing jobs.
Für die Broschüre haben wir matt gestrichenes Papier bestellt.
We ordered matt-coated paper for the brochure.
