Polyglot Dictionary

flau

/flaʊ̯/

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

Meaning

  1. queasy, slack

    • Mir ist flau im Magen.

      I feel queasy.

Similar words

übel

Flau is a milder queasiness, feeling slightly off, or a market/mood being slack; übel is stronger, properly nauseous or sick-feeling.

Similar in other languages

French

nauséabond

Close — queasy relates to nauseating.

English

sick

Close — sick relates to queasy (flau).

Practice

1 What does flau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mir ist ___ im Magen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches flau?

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