Sargnagel
derNouncoffin nail (often used metaphorically)
English translations
- 01
rivet
- 02
nail
Word details
- German meaning
- Scherzhafte Bezeichnung für etwas, das der Gesundheit schadet, insbesondere Zigaretten.
- English meaning
- coffin nail (cigarette)
- German example
- Er raucht jeden Tag seine Sargnägel.
- English example
- He smokes his coffin nails every day.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Sargnagel
- Plural Form
- die Sargnägel
Example sentences with “Sargnagel”
Das war der Sargnagel für seine Karriere. (That was the final nail in the coffin of his career.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'Sargnagel' mean metaphorically?
It means the final cause of something's end.