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weiß
A1 adjective Farben
🇬🇧 English: white
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🇩🇪 Hören & Wiederholen (German)

Definition

🇩🇪 German
adjective

Name des weißen, des hellsten Farbtons, Malfarbe, Streichfarbe.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The colour of snow or milk. White reflects all visible light and is the lightest colour.

Grammatik

🇩🇪 German

Gender: neutrum (das).

🇬🇧 Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a white shirt', or after verbs: 'the snow is white'. Common collocations: white lie (a harmless lie), white noise, white wine, egg white.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

White is traditionally associated with purity and peace in English-speaking cultures. Brides often wear white at weddings. A 'white flag' means surrender. A 'white lie' is a small, harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone.

Beispielsätze

Der Mann trägt weiße Kleidung.

"Der Mann trägt weiße Kleidung."

🇬🇧 "The man is wearing white clothes."

Die Wolken sind weiß und der Himmel ist blau.

"Die Wolken sind weiß und der Himmel ist blau."

🇬🇧 "The clouds are white and the sky is blue."

Lückentext 🇩🇪 German

Der Mann trägt ___e Kleidung.

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