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nickel
A chemical element that is a tough, silvery-white metal and is often used for alloys and for coating other metals.
Manche Menschen reagieren allergisch auf Schmuck, der Nickel enthält.
Some people have an allergic reaction to jewelry that contains nickel.
nickel
A colloquial term for the five-cent coin in U.S. currency.
Der Kaffee am Automaten kostet einen Dollar und fünfzig Cent, also sechs Quarter oder dreißig Nickel.
The coffee from the vending machine costs one dollar and fifty cents, so six quarters or thirty nickels.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Nickels |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Nickel | – |
| accusative | das Nickel | – |
| dative | dem Nickel | – |
| genitive | des Nickels | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Nickel |
| genitive | des Nickels |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Nickel | die Nickel |
| accusative | den Nickel | die Nickel |
| dative | dem Nickel | den Nickeln |
| genitive | des Nickels | der Nickel |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The meaning of 'Nickel' (nickel) becomes clear from the context. If it is about chemistry, metals, or allergies, the chemical element is meant. If it is about money in the U.S., the 5-cent coin is meant.
Diese Türklinke ist mit einer Schicht aus Nickel überzogen.
This door handle is coated with a layer of nickel.
When referring to the metal, 'Nickel' (nickel) is often used in fixed contexts. These include 'Nickel enthalten' (to contain nickel), 'allergisch auf Nickel reagieren' (to have an allergic reaction to nickel), or 'eine Legierung aus Kupfer und Nickel' (an alloy of copper and nickel).
Die 1-Euro-Münze besteht aus einer Legierung aus Kupfer und Nickel.
The 1-euro coin is made of an alloy of copper and nickel.
The meaning 'Fünf-Cent-Münze' (five-cent coin) is used exclusively in the context of U.S. currency. It is not a term for a German or European coin.
Ein „Dime“ ist zehn Cent wert, ein „Nickel“ nur fünf.
A 'dime' is worth ten cents, a 'nickel' only five.
