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The word Mr. Petzoldt stresses, namely "sauber," is used with children as an injunction to avoid dirtying themselves while playing.
Playing Dirty Petzoldt, Volker 1983
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Komplexes Setting aber alles schön sauber aufgelöst.
Lumitectura on Vimeo 2010
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Thus, given Spielrein's pathological efforts to avoid defecation when a child, it makes good sense to assume that she, and Jung, associated the "rein" in the name Spielrein to "sauber."
Playing Dirty Petzoldt, Volker 1983
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Whereas, the equivalent of rein = "clean" (in the Bettelheim sense) in the south of Germany, as well as in Austria and in the German-speaking part of Switzerland (whose capital Zurich is the scenario for Jung and Spielrein's love affair) is simply sauber.
Playing Dirty Petzoldt, Volker 1983
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Mr. Petzoldt is correct in saying that the German word "rein" can also have the meaning "sauber."
Playing Dirty Petzoldt, Volker 1983
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"Oh, for an Haut Atlas herbage it does have its Art. Certainly it can be described as kernig, even-as can often be said of that sauber quality prevailing in the Oued Nfis region-authentically pikant."
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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* Dieweil beide unser Leib und Seele ein Tempel des Heiligen Geistes sind: so will Er, dass wir sie beide sauber und heilig bewahren; verbietet derhalben alle unkeusche Thaten, Geberden, Worte,
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Dieweil beide unser Leib und Seele ein Tempel des Heiligen Geistes sind: so will Er, dass wir sie beide sauber und heilig bewahren; verbietet derhalben alle unkeusche Thaten, Geberden, Worte, Gedanken,
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Im Jahr 1829 kam uns ein sehr sauber und augenfällig gedrucktes
The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Thomas Carlyle 1838
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The record champion Schumacher did not fall far behind as the safety car was out before the end of the lap after Kamui Kobayashi crashed his BMW-sauber into Nico Huelkenberg's Williams, but had to settle for 10th in the end in a modest showing.
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