coarse meal / shot
das Schrot, die Schrote
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coarse meal
Coarsely crushed grain produced by milling or crushing, used as animal feed or to make whole-grain products.
Für das Brot wurde frisch gemahlener Schrot verwendet.
Freshly milled coarse meal was used to make the bread.
shot
Small metal pellets used as ammunition for a shotgun.
Die Jagdpatrone enthielt Schrot und war für kurze Entfernungen bestimmt.
The hunting cartridge contained shot and was intended for short distances.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schrote |
| genitive | des Schrots |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Schrot | die Schrote |
| accusative | das Schrot | die Schrote |
| dative | dem Schrot | den Schroten |
| genitive | des Schrots des Schrotes | der Schrote |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The intended meaning can usually be recognized from the surrounding words: with grain, words such as 'Brot' (bread), 'Mühle' (mill), or 'Futter' (feed) often appear; with ammunition, words such as 'Flinte' (shotgun), 'Jagd' (hunting), or 'Patrone' (cartridge) fit the context.
Der Landwirt mischte den Schrot unter das Futter.
The farmer mixed the coarse meal into the feed.
Der Jäger lud die Flinte mit Schrot.
The hunter loaded the shotgun with shot.
'Schrot' belongs to the word family of 'schroten' (to grind coarsely). The verb refers to coarsely crushing grain and explains why Schrot is a coarse meal rather than a fine flour.
Die Mühle schrotet das Getreide und verkauft den Schrot anschließend an Bäckereien.
The mill coarsely grinds the grain and then sells the coarse meal to bakeries.
When referring to a grain product, 'Schrot' frequently appears with words describing its production or use: 'Getreide schroten' (to grind grain coarsely), 'Schrot mahlen' (to mill coarse meal), 'Schrot als Futter verwenden' (to use coarse meal as feed), and 'Schrotbrot backen' (to bake whole-grain bread).
Der Bäcker knetet den Schrot mit Wasser und Sauerteig zu einem Teig für sein Schrotbrot.
The baker kneads the coarse meal with water and sourdough to make dough for his whole-grain bread.
When referring to ammunition, 'Schrot' is especially often combined with 'Schrotflinte' (shotgun), 'Schrotpatrone' (shotgun cartridge), and 'mit Schrot schießen' (to shoot with shot).
Bei der Jagd darf er nur mit Schrot auf kurze Entfernung schießen.
While hunting, he is only allowed to shoot with shot at short range.
