die Schablone
Translation
stencils, templates, patterns
Examples
Er benutzte Schablonen für die Buchstaben.
He used stencils for the letters.
Wir arbeiten nicht nach starren Schablonen.
We don't work according to rigid templates.
Grammar Patterns
to use ((sth.)) ((et4)) benutzen The artist uses a stencil.
to work according to ((sth.)) nach ((et3)) arbeiten One shouldn't always work according to the same template.
Similar Words
Synonyms: die Vorlage (template), das Muster (pattern), die Form (form).
Etymology
Derived from Dutch 'schampelioen' (sample), related to French 'échantillon'.
Memory Tips
Picture a plastic stencil used for drawing shapes or letters. Figuratively, it also means a rigid pattern or cliché.