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Mithilfe von möblierten Wohnungen umgehen Vermieter:innen oft die Mietpreisbremse. Jede fünfte Wohnung in Hamburg wird inzwischen möbliert angeboten. „Nicht grundsätzlich schlecht“ findet das die zuständige Senatorin.
Let Munich or Hamburg run with the national Olympic bid, those towns have money to burn. Does the world really need a Berlin 2036, laden with echoes of exactly one hundred years before?
Block trial continues: private investigator testifies https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/gericht/liveticker-block-prozess-geht-weiter-privatdetektiv-sagt-aus/ more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer
Dozens of bronze statues stolen - also in Hamburg: couple on trial https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/serienmaessiger-diebstahl-von-bronzestatuen-prozess-beginnt/ more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer
Insulting politicians: That's how many cases there are in Hamburg https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/politik/politiker-beleidigungen-so-viele-faelle-gibt-es-in-hamburg/ more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer
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A Hamburg steak.
“Let Munich or Hamburg run with the national Olympic bid, those towns have money to burn. Does the world really need a Berlin 2036, laden with echoes of exactly one hundred years before?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Dozens of bronze statues stolen - also in Hamburg: couple on trial https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/serienmaessiger-diebstahl-von-bronzestatuen-prozess-beginnt/ more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Insulting politicians: That's how many cases there are in Hamburg https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/politik/politiker-beleidigungen-so-viele-faelle-gibt-es-in-hamburg/ more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Premiere on the rails: an ICE train travels from Hamburg to Sylt for the first time https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/premiere-auf-der-schiene-erstmals-faehrt-ein-ice-von-hamburg-nach-sylt/ more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Van Hecke now FFS....25 yrs old.....I wish he would do one with these Dutch players.....it's not the 70,s or 90,s. Vuskovic 19 from Hamburg all round better. Armoured piercing body.👍”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang, Midwestern US) hamburger (food).
"hamburg" means: hamburger (food).. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"hamburg" means: hamburger (food).. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(uncountable, New England) ground beef; hamburger meat.
“Mithilfe von möblierten Wohnungen umgehen Vermieter:innen oft die Mietpreisbremse. Jede fünfte Wohnung in Hamburg wird inzwischen möbliert angeboten. „Nicht grundsätzlich schlecht“ findet das die zuständige Senatorin.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Block trial continues: private investigator testifies https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/gericht/liveticker-block-prozess-geht-weiter-privatdetektiv-sagt-aus/ more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hamburg, 1696. Source: resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN8056...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Repair on important S-Bahn line causes disruption to commuter services https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/hvv-newsticker-fur-den-norden/ more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hamburg-Berlin: Bahn sieht Wiedereröffnung am 14. Juni nicht gefährdet – Pendler skeptisch https://www.maz-online.de/lokales/havelland/falkensee/hamburg-berlin-bahn-sieht-wiedereroeffnung-am-14-juni-nicht-gefaehrdet-pendler-skeptisch-5UGC3YLC55FB7HLDSGKTFYKUUE.html”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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