Ausdruck

/ˈaʊ̯sdʁʊk/

der noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Ausdrücke

Meaning

  1. expression (facial, or a phrase)

    • Sein Ausdruck verriet nichts von seinen Gefühlen.

      His expression gave nothing away about his feelings.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Spruch

Spruch is a saying or an uttered spell/incantation; Ausdruck is an expression — a phrase, or a facial expression.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

semblante

Close — a facial expression is a semblante.

Portuguese

ditado

Close, figuratively — an expression relates to a saying.

English

saying

Close — an expression relates to a saying.

Practice

1 What does Ausdruck mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sein ___ verriet nichts von seinen Gefühlen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ausdruck?

See also

noun

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