Dolmetscher

/ˈdɔlmɛtʃɐ/

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 Dolmetscher

Meaning

  1. interpreter

    • Der Dolmetscher übersetzt die Rede.

      The interpreter translates the speech.

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

Übersetzer

Often confused: Dolmetscher is an interpreter, who translates speech in real time; Übersetzer is a translator, who translates written text.

Similar in other languages

French

interprète

interprète is the French word for the same thing — both mean "interpreter."

Portuguese

intérprete

intérprete is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "interpreter."

Practice

1 What does Dolmetscher mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ übersetzt die Rede.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dolmetscher?

noun

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