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A long, channel-shaped recess in a workpiece that is designed to receive another matching part (the tongue) in order to create a firm joint.
Der Schreiner fräste eine präzise Nut in das Holzbrett, um die Rückwand einzusetzen.
The carpenter routed a precise groove into the wooden board in order to insert the back panel.
The word 'Nut' (groove) is almost always used in connection with its counterpart, the 'Feder' (tongue). The 'Nut-und-Feder-Verbindung' (tongue-and-groove joint) is a classic technique for joining wooden parts together securely.
Diese Dielen werden unsichtbar mit Nut und Feder verbunden.
These floorboards are joined invisibly with tongue and groove.
To make the recess, 'Nut' (groove) is often combined with technical verbs such as 'fräsen' (to mill/rout), 'sägen' (to saw), or 'schneiden' (to cut).
Der Tischler muss die Nut sehr genau in das Holz sägen.
The carpenter has to saw the groove into the wood very precisely.
'Nut' (groove) is a technical term from the trades, especially from carpentry and construction. The word is rarely used in everyday language.
Im Baumarkt fragte er nach Brettern mit einer Nut an der Seite.
At the hardware store, he asked for boards with a groove on the side.
depression / deepening
'die Vertiefung' and 'die Nut' can both mean a lower place in a material. 'Vertiefung' is the general word and only describes that one spot is lower than its surroundings. 'Nut' is a technical word: it is long and channel-shaped and usually has a specific function, for example so that another part fits into it. The words can be confused because a 'Nut' is in fact a special type of 'Vertiefung'. In everyday language, for a simple hollow you would more likely say 'Vertiefung'. In construction, furniture-making, or when talking about workpieces, 'Nut' is more precise.
Beim Aufbau des Regals muss die Rückwand genau in die Nut geschoben werden.
When assembling the shelf, the back panel has to be pushed exactly into the groove.
Auf der alten Bank gibt es eine Vertiefung, weil dort jahrelang ein Blumentopf stand.
There is a depression on the old bench because a flowerpot stood there for years.