The slash ( / )—technically known as a virgule but also called a slant, solidus, or stroke (the common name in British English)—serves a number of purposes in writing, essentially standing in for other words as a quick and clear way of showing the connection between two things. A slash is conventionally used without spaces between it and the words it connects (although it is also common to see spaces used, especially if one or both of the things being joined contain multiple words).

Translations

lomítko

skråstreg

Vorwärtsschrägstrich

kauttaviiva

kosa crta

フォワードスラッシュ

포워드 슬래시

schuine streep vooruit

framåtvänt snedstreck

เครื่องหมายทับ

eğik çizgi

dấu gạch xiên

向前斜线

forward slash

n (Typ) → Schrägstrich m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

forward slash

→ شَرْطَةٌ مَائِلَةٌ لِلَأَمَام lomítko skråstreg Vorwärtsschrägstrich κάθετος barra diagonal kauttaviiva barre oblique kosa crta barra obliqua フォワードスラッシュ 포워드 슬래시 schuine streep vooruit skråstrek ukośnik barra левая косая черта framåtvänt snedstreck เครื่องหมายทับ eğik çizgi dấu gạch xiên 向前斜线

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