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die Büste

/ˈbʏstə/ noun · feminine C2
  1. bust (sculptural portrayal of a person′s head and shoulders) · eine Büste aus Marmor, Bronze, Gips a bust made of marble, bronze, plaster (of Paris)· eine Büste aufstellen, in Stein meißeln to erect a bust, to chisel a bust into stone
  2. bust (the breast and upper thorax of a woman) · eine gut geformte, gut entwickelte Büste a well shaped, well formed bust· ein Kleid mit ausgearbeiteter Büste a dress with a carved out bust
  3. (tailor′s, dressmaker′s) dummy · ein Kleid über die Büste ziehen to put/slip a dress on the dummy· ein Kleid nach der Büste abstecken to fit/pin a dress with the help of a dummy

Genitive der Büste · Plural die Büsten

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativedie Büstedie Büsten
Accusativedie Büstedie Büsten
Dativeder Büsteden Büsten
Genitiveder Büsteder Büsten

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