Polyglot Dictionary

gebückt

/ɡəˈbʏkt/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. stooped, bent

    • Er ging gebückt.

      He walked with a stoop.

Similar words

krumm

Gebückt describes a person stooped over, usually temporarily (bending down); krumm is the general word for something crooked or bent, temporary or permanent.

Similar in other languages

English

crooked

Close — stooped/bent relates to crooked.

Practice

1 What does gebückt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ging ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gebückt?

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