Polyglot Dictionary

blöd

/bløːt/

adjective B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. stupid

    • Das war eine blöde Idee.

      That was a stupid idea.

Similar words

dämlich

bloed and dämlich are close synonyms for "stupid, silly," largely interchangeable; dämlich is slightly more mocking.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

estúpido

estúpido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stupid."

Practice

1 What does blöd mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches blöd?

Usage notes

Colloquial and mildly rude when said of a person; milder: «unklug», «dumm».

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