Boden

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground

• I slept on the ground.

  Ich habe auf dem Boden geschlafen.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• He fell on the ground.

  Er fiel auf den Boden.

  Tatoeba · deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

Boden

Terrain

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Soil, earth

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The bottom of a body of water

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Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork

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Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause

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Background, context, framework, surroundings

Boden

The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground"

Boden

Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse

Boden

A place suited to a specified activity

To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground

• Tom has been grounded for a week.

  Tom hat Hausarrest für eine Woche.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

To electrocute

To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges

To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly