die Glascherben
Translation
shards of glass, glass fragments, broken glass
Examples
Vorsicht, hier liegen Glascherben.
Be careful, there are shards of glass here.
Er hat die Glascherben zusammengekehrt.
He swept up the shards of glass.
Grammar Patterns
to lie somewhere (shards of glass) On the floor lay shards of glass.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Glassplitter (glass splinters)
Etymology
A compound word from 'Glas' (glass) and 'Scherben' (shards, plural).
Memory Tips
Think of a 'glass' that has broken into many 'shards' (Scherben).