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How to Say ‘Even traces’ in German

Schon Spuren

shohn SHPOO-ren

[shohn SHPOO-ren]

💬 Usage Tip: schon usually means "already", but here, placed before a noun, it means "even". So schon Spuren is "even traces".

Phrase Breakdown

Schon

[shohn]

even

Here: even something as small as.

Example

Schon ein Krümel ist zu viel.

Even a crumb is too much.

Spuren

[SHPOO-ren]

traces

Very small amounts of a substance.

Example

Spuren von Gluten sind gefährlich.

Traces of gluten are dangerous.

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