Basic adjectives Flashcards

Mostly adjectives wthout prefixes or suffixes, but including some compound versions (56 cards)

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still

A

quiet

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schief

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wrong, lopsided, crooked, not straight, awry, askew
(die Schiefe = asymmetry)
(Alles ging schief)

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schmal

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narrow

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stur

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stubborn (colloquial)

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starr

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rigid, fixed, inflexible

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schier

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sheer, stark

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träg

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sluggish

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stumpft

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blunt, dull

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krass

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glaring, stark, blatant

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nackt

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naked, stark, bare, raw (numbers, data, accounts)

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zäh

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tough, tenacious, dogged

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rau

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rough, raw

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forsch

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brisk

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vage

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vague, hazy

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rein

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purely

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bloß

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mere, pure

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blöd

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stupid (slang)

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grob

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gross, coarse, rough (eg estimate)

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greis

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aged, geriatric

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dicht
(wasserdicht)

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close, dense, tight
(watertight, waterproof)

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rasant

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rapid, swift
(rasend = furious, wild, raging)

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rabiat

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brutal, rough, ruthless

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parat

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ready, prepared

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konsequent

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dezent
discreet, subtle, gentle, unobtrusive
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ambulant
outpatient
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gewiss
certain
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prozentual
proportionate
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pauschal
blanket (eg blanket isolation of group), sweeping
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kompatibel
compatible
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heikel
awkward, tricky
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prekär
awkward, precarious
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familiär
family (adj)
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locker
loose, nonchalant, easy (die Lockerung = easing, relaxation, loosening lockern, auflockern = to loosen, relax, ease)
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munter
airy, lively, jolly
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düster
bleak, gloomy, dark
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finster
dark, grim, sinister
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geheuer
secure
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nüchtern
sober, rational, dispassionate
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frustran
unsuccessful, frustrating
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mittlere
middle, average
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sensible
sensitive
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tendenziell
think “tending towards” - adj or adv translates in many ways, eg: generally speaking, as a general tendency in direction rather (+ adjective) tend to have/be/other verb have a tendency to +++
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punktuell
selective, point by point
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graduell
gradual, slight
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salopp
sloppy, casual
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ungleich
disparate, uneven (die Ungleichheit = inequality, disparity das Ungleichgewicht = imbalance, mismatch)
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unpräzis
imprecise
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unscharf
blurred, blurry
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