bowl / dish
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bowl
A deep, round container typically used for preparing or serving foods such as salad, soup, or cereal.
Kannst du mir bitte die große Glasschüssel für den Salat geben?
Could you please give me the large glass bowl for the salad?
satellite dish
Short for satellite dish; a bowl-shaped antenna for receiving satellite television or radio.
Seit sie die neue Schüssel auf dem Dach haben, ist der Fernsehempfang viel besser.
Since they got the new dish on the roof, the TV reception has been much better.
The standard meaning of 'Schüssel' is a container for food. If the context is technology, television, reception, or a roof, it refers to a satellite dish.
Reich mir bitte die Schüssel mit dem Kartoffelsalat.
Please pass me the bowl with the potato salad.
As tableware, 'Schüssel' (bowl) is often combined with its contents: 'eine Schüssel Salat' (a bowl of salad), 'eine Schüssel Suppe' (a bowl of soup), 'eine Schüssel Müsli' (a bowl of cereal/muesli). Compounds such as 'Salatschüssel' (salad bowl) or 'Rührschüssel' (mixing bowl) are also very common.
Zum Frühstück esse ich immer eine große Schüssel Müsli mit Obst.
For breakfast, I always eat a large bowl of muesli with fruit.
The use of 'Schüssel' for an antenna is a colloquial shortening. The full and more formal term is 'die Satellitenschüssel' (the satellite dish).
Ein Techniker kommt morgen, um die neue Schüssel zu installieren.
A technician is coming tomorrow to install the new dish.
shell / bowl
Schale and Schüssel are open, usually round containers for food. A Schale is usually smaller and shallower, while a Schüssel is usually larger and deeper; the distinction is not always clear-cut, however. Schale is generally more suitable for a small portion, and Schüssel for a larger quantity.
Sie serviert den Salat für alle in einer großen, tiefen Schüssel.
She serves the salad for everyone in a large, deep bowl.
Sie serviert eine kleine Portion Salat in einer flachen Schale.
She serves a small portion of salad in a shallow bowl.
