shed / dandruff / scale
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shed
A simple, small building, usually in a garden or yard, used for storing tools, wood, or bicycles.
Der Rasenmäher und die Gartengeräte stehen im Schuppen hinter dem Haus.
The lawn mower and the garden tools are in the shed behind the house.
dandruff
Small, dry skin particles that come loose from the scalp. Usually used in the plural in German.
Er benutzt ein spezielles Shampoo, weil er Probleme mit Schuppen hat.
He uses a special shampoo because he has problems with dandruff.
scale
One of the many small, hard plates that cover the skin of fish and reptiles.
Beim Ausnehmen des Karpfens musste er zuerst alle Schuppen entfernen.
When gutting the carp, he first had to remove all the scales.
dump / dive
A colloquial, derogatory term for a run-down, unpleasant bar, club, or event venue.
In diesen dreckigen Schuppen gehe ich sicher nicht noch einmal tanzen.
I'm definitely not going dancing in that filthy dump again.
The meaning can often be recognized from the article and number. 'Der Schuppen' (masculine, singular) is a building or a bad venue. 'Die Schuppen' (feminine, plural) almost always means dandruff. 'Die Schuppe' (feminine, singular) is a single skin scale of an animal.
Wir lagern die Fahrräder im Schuppen.
We store the bicycles in the shed.
When 'der Schuppen' describes a bar, club, or venue, the meaning is always colloquial and strongly derogatory. It expresses that the place is run-down and unattractive.
Für dieses Konzert haben sie den schlechtesten Schuppen der Stadt gemietet.
They rented the worst dump in town for this concert.
In the meaning of 'skin particles from the head', the word is used almost exclusively in the plural 'die Schuppen' (dandruff). You say 'ich habe Schuppen' (I have dandruff), not 'ich habe eine Schuppe' (I have a scale).
Viele Menschen haben im Winter Probleme mit trockener Kopfhaut und Schuppen.
Many people have problems with a dry scalp and dandruff in winter.
As a building, 'Schuppen' (shed) is often used in compounds such as 'Gartenschuppen' (garden shed) or 'Geräteschuppen' (tool shed). Typical verbs are 'etwas im Schuppen lagern' (to store something in the shed) or 'in den Schuppen stellen' (to put something in the shed).
Bitte stell die Werkzeuge zurück in den Geräteschuppen.
Please put the tools back in the tool shed.
barn
A Schuppen (shed) is usually a small, simple outbuilding for tools, wood, or bicycles. A Scheune (barn), by contrast, is a large agricultural building for hay, straw, animals, or machinery. On a farm, both buildings can stand next to each other.
Der Bauer stellt seine kleinen Gartengeräte in den Schuppen.
The farmer keeps his small gardening tools in the shed.
Der Bauer lagert das geerntete Heu in der Scheune.
The farmer stores the harvested hay in the barn.
