Polyglot Dictionary

Abfall

/ˈapˌfal/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Abfälle

Meaning

  1. waste, rubbish

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

Müll

Abfall is the broader word — waste or scraps from any process, and figuratively a decline; Müll is everyday household rubbish, the word for what goes in the bin.

Practice

1 What does Abfall mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bitte wirf den ___ in den Mülleimer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Abfall?

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