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die Rosine
raisin
A grape preserved by drying, often eaten in baked goods, muesli, or as a snack.
example
Ich mag keine Rosinen im Kuchen.
I don't like raisins in cake.
die Rosine
raisin
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Meanings
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Usage tips
Context clue
You can almost always recognize the figurative meaning from the verb 'rauspicken' (to pick out). In all other contexts, especially when the topic is food and baking, it means the dried grape.
EXAMPLE
Für das Müsli brauche ich noch eine Packung Rosinen.
I still need a pack of raisins for the muesli.
Typical collocations
In the literal sense, you often find 'Rosine' (raisin) in combination with baked goods or sweet dishes. Typical phrases are 'Rosinen im Kuchen' (raisins in cake), 'Rosinen im Müsli' (raisins in muesli), or as part of 'Studentenfutter' (trail mix).
EXAMPLE
Viele Kinder mögen keine Rosinen im Kaiserschmarrn.
Many children don't like raisins in Kaiserschmarrn.
Fixed expression
The idiom 'sich die Rosinen rauspicken' (to cherry-pick the best parts) is a fixed construction. It uses the reflexive pronoun 'sich' and the separable verb 'rauspicken' (to pick out).
EXAMPLE
Du kannst dir nicht immer nur die Rosinen rauspicken und die schwierigen Aufgaben den anderen überlassen.
You can't always just cherry-pick the best tasks and leave the difficult ones to the others.
Negative meaning
The idiom 'sich die Rosinen rauspicken' (to cherry-pick the best parts) has a clearly negative connotation. It describes selfish behavior in which someone only takes advantage of the benefits and avoids the disadvantages or work.
EXAMPLE
Es ist unfair, dass sie sich bei jedem Projekt die Rosinen raussucht.
It's unfair that she cherry-picks the best parts in every project.
Compare with
Rosine vs Traube
grape / cluster
'die Traube' and 'die Rosine' both belong to the same fruit. A raisin is a dried grape. The important difference is: a 'Traube' is fresh and juicy, while a 'Rosine' is dry and often smaller and sweeter. The words can be confused because raisins come from grapes. But when shopping, eating, or baking, the difference is important: for fresh fruit you say 'Trauben', and for cake, muesli, or dried fruit you say 'Rosinen'.
Rosine
In diesem Kuchen sind mir zu viele Rosinen.
There are too many raisins in this cake for my taste.
Traube
Meine Schwester nimmt im Restaurant ein paar Trauben vom Obstteller.
My sister takes a few grapes from the fruit plate at the restaurant.
In real life
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