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Z <pl -s>, z <pl 's [or -'s]> [zed, Am zi:] N

1. Z (letter):

Z
Z nt <-, ->
Z
z nt <-(s), -(s)>
Z for [or Am as in] Zebra
Z wie Zacharias

2. Z (third unknown person, thing):

Z
Z <-, ->

Phrases:

to catch [or get] some Z's Am inf
ein Nickerchen machen inf
See also

A5 N INV-FIN

A (credit rating)
A nt <-(s), -(s)>

A lev·el [ˈeɪlevəl] N Brit

[the/one's] A levels pl
≈ das Abitur kein pl
[the/one's] A levels pl
≈ die Matur[a] CH
[the/one's] A levels pl
≈ die Matura A
to take one's A levels
das Abitur [o. CH die Matur] [o. A die Matura] machen

A4 N Brit

A abbreviation of A level

A3 N

A abbreviation of answer

A
Antw.

A2 N

A abbreviation of ampere

A
A <-(s), -(s)>

A1 <pl -'s [or -s]> [eɪ] N

1. A (hypothetical person, thing):

A
A <-(s), -(s)>
suppose A was B's sister
angenommen A wäre die Schwester von B
[to get] from A to B
von A nach B [kommen]

2. A (blood type):

A
A <-(s), -(s)>

3. A LAW:

category A prisoners
Häftlinge pl der höchsten Gefährlichkeitsstufe

Phrases:

from A to Z
von A bis Z

A <pl -s [or -'s]>, a <pl -'s [or -s]> [eɪ] N

1. A (letter):

A
a nt <-(s), -(s)>
A
A nt <-(s), -(s)>
a capital A/small a
ein großes A/ein kleines a
A for Andrew [or Am as in Abel]
A wie Anton

2. A MUS:

A
A nt <-(s), -(s)>
A
a nt <-(s), -(s)>
A flat
As nt <-ses, -se>
A flat
as nt
A sharp
Ais nt <-, ->
A sharp
ais nt
A major
A-Dur nt
A minor
a-Moll nt <->
A natural
A nt <-(s), -(s)>
A natural
a nt <-(s), -(s)>
key of A major
A-Dur nt
to be in [the key of] A major/minor
in A-Dur/a-Moll geschrieben sein

3. A (school mark):

A
≈ Eins f
A
≈ Einser m A
A
≈ Sechs f CH
A
≈ sehr gut
A minus/plus
Eins minus/plus
to get straight As
nur Einser schreiben
to be an A student Am, Aus
ein Einserschüler/eine Einserschülerin sein
to get [an] A
eine Eins [o. A einen Einser] schreiben
to give sb an A
jdm eine Eins [o. A einen Einser] geben

4. A FIN:

A share Brit
Stammaktie f
Schedule A
[zu versteuernde] Einkünfte aus Vermietung und Verpachtung von Grundstücken und Gebäuden
Table A
Mustersatzung des „Companies Act“

Z N

Z PHYS abbreviation of impedance

Z
Symbol für Impedanz

z [zed, Am zi:] N MATH

z
z nt <-(s), -(s)>
z-axis
z-Achse f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

z-axis
z-Achse f
Z comes after Y
Z kommt nach Y
from A to Z
von A bis Z
to catch [or get] some Z's Am inf
ein Nickerchen machen inf
Z for [or Am as in] Zebra
Z wie Zacharias

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