Eindruck

/ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁʊk/

der 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Eindrücke

Meaning

  1. impression

    Built from ein- (in) + Druck (pressure, print).

    • Er machte einen guten Eindruck.

      He made a good impression.

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

Meinung

Eindruck is an impression, a first/general sense of something; Meinung is an opinion, a more formed and considered judgment.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

impresión

impresión is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "impression."

Portuguese

impressão

impressão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "impression."

Practice

1 What does Eindruck mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er machte einen guten ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Eindruck?

nouncompound

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