# die Schmiere

die Schmiere is a German noun meaning “grease”. Forms: der Schmiere, die Schmieren.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schmiere
- Plural: die Schmieren

## In other languages

- Русский: смазка

## Noun

1. grease
2. goo, gunk
3. smear
4. cream, ointment

## Noun

1. _slang · in Schmiere stehen_ guard, watch, especially during the perpetration of a crime or otherwise forbidden act

## Examples

- Die graue Schmiere verschlingt alles. — The grey goo engulfs everything.
- Was ist denn das für Schmiere, die du da am Hemd hast? — What is that greasy stuff on your shirt?

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