barsch

/baʁʃ/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. gruff, curt, brusque

Similar words

schroff

schroff also separately describes steep, rugged terrain; barsch specifically describes a gruff, curt personality — close synonyms for the personality sense.

Practice

1 What does barsch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie antwortete ihm ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches barsch?

Synonyms

  • schroff
  • grob
adjective

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