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A thick, soft, and moldable substance that is often used for applying, filling, or as an ingredient. Examples include toothpaste, tomato paste, or a spice paste.
Für das indische Gericht muss man zuerst eine Paste aus Ingwer, Knoblauch und Chili herstellen.
For the Indian dish, you first have to make a paste from ginger, garlic, and chili.
Be careful when using computers: while 'paste' in English means 'einfügen' in the expression 'copy and paste', using 'Paste' this way in German is incorrect. The correct action is called 'einfügen' (to paste/insert).
Du musst den Text hier einfügen, nicht nur kopieren.
You have to paste the text here, not just copy it.
'Paste' (paste) is a very productive base word for many compound nouns, especially in the areas of food and hygiene. Well-known examples are 'Zahnpasta' (toothpaste), 'Tomatenpaste' (tomato paste), or 'Leberpaste' (liver pâté).
Für die Soße brauchst du zwei Löffel Tomatenpaste.
For the sauce, you need two spoonfuls of tomato paste.
Whether it means a general substance (e.g., for cooking) or a medical cream can be recognized from the context. Words like 'Rezept' (recipe) or 'Zutat' (ingredient) point to the general meaning, while 'Arzt' (doctor) or 'Haut' (skin) point to the medical use.
Diese Curry-Paste ist sehr scharf.
This curry paste is very spicy.
In the context of cooking and preparation, 'Paste' (paste) is often combined with verbs like 'herstellen' (to make), 'anrühren' (to mix up), or '(zu einer Paste) verarbeiten' (to process into a paste).
Die Avocados werden zu einer cremigen Paste verarbeitet.
The avocados are processed into a creamy paste.
mass / crowd
'die Masse' and 'die Paste' can both refer to a soft, thick substance without a fixed shape. However, 'Masse' is much more general. It can be almost any soft or sticky substance, for example dough or a building compound. 'Paste' is used more when the substance is applied, used for filling, or used as an ingredient, for example 'Zahnpasta' (toothpaste), 'Tomatenpaste' (tomato paste), or 'Gewürzpaste' (spice paste). Learners may confuse the words because a paste is also a kind of 'Masse'. When the function is important, such as applying or seasoning, 'Paste' is more precise.
Für die Soße rührt Mehmet eine scharfe Paste aus Chili und Öl an.
For the sauce, Mehmet mixes a spicy paste from chili and oil.
Die dunkle Masse klebt am Löffel und lässt sich schwer verrühren.
The dark mass sticks to the spoon and is hard to stir.