Polyglot Dictionary

fragil

/fʁaˈɡiːl/

adjective B2

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 Neutral

Meaning

  1. fragile

    • Die Vase ist sehr fragil.

      The vase is very fragile.

Similar words

zerbrechlich

fragil means fragile in a more abstract or formal sense — a fragile situation, fragile health — and is an international loanword; zerbrechlich means literally breakable, physical fragility like a fragile vase.

Similar in other languages

French

fragile

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

Portuguese

frágil

frágil is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fragile."

Practice

1 What does fragil mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Vase ist sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fragil?

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