# über drei Ecken

über drei Ecken is a German adverb meaning “fourthhand”.

## Meanings

1. fourthhand, through three intermediaries
2. in a roundabout way, through a chain of intermediate steps
   - Du erinnerst Dich, wie wir vor Jahren uns „Lotte in Weimar“ über drei Ecken von Freunden borgten. — You'll remember how we borrowed "Lotte in Weimar" from friends via multiple intermediaries, years ago.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see über, drei, Ecke.

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