German edit

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

Messlatte f (genitive Messlatte, plural Messlatten)

  1. yardstick
    die Messlatte höher legen
    to raise the bar
    die Messlatte hoch legen
    to set the bar high, to set a high standard
  2. threshold

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Messlatte” in Duden online
  • Messlatte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache