die Linse
Translation
lens, lentil
Examples
Ich koche heute eine Linsensuppe.
I am cooking a lentil soup today.
Die Kamera hat eine neue Linse.
The camera has a new lens.
Er trägt Kontaktlinsen statt einer Brille.
He wears contact lenses instead of glasses.
Grammar Patterns
to eat/wear ((sth.)) I like to eat lentils.
a ((lens)) in the camera to have a lens in the camera
Similar Words
Synonyms: Bohne (bean); for optics: Glas (glass), Objektiv (objective lens)
Etymology
From Latin 'lens' (lentil). The optical device was named after the lentil due to its similar shape.
Memory Tips
Picture a small, flat, round lentil. Both the food and the optical lens share this shape, making the double meaning easy to remember.