Polyglot Dictionary

Benzin

/bɛnˈtsiːn/

das 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

Meaning

  1. petrol, gasoline

    • Das Benzin ist teurer geworden.

      Petrol has become more expensive.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Gas

Close, regional — "gas" is American English for petrol.

Similar in other languages

English

gasoline

gasoline is the English word for the same thing — both mean "petrol, gasoline."

Practice

1 What does Benzin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist teurer geworden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Benzin?

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