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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Uhr”, which translates to “clock, watch”. The Safety Last! stunt: a man in a straw boater and round glasses dangles from the hands of a huge clock high on a skyscraper, legs kicking, eyes wide in panic.

Uhr is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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dieUhr, -en

clock, watch

/uːɐ̯/

Examples — Uhr in a sentence

Meine Uhr geht fünf Minuten vor.

My watch is five minutes fast.

Die große Uhr hängt an der Wand.

The big clock hangs on the wall.

How to remember it

OOR sounds like 'ooh-er!' – You gasp 'Ooh-er!' when you see the time on your fancy clock or watch.

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