Polyglot Dictionary

gedrungen

/ɡəˈdʁʊŋən/

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. stocky, squat

    • Er hat eine gedrungene Gestalt.

      He has a stocky build.

Similar words

kompakt

Gedrungen describes a person's stocky, squat build; kompakt is the general word for anything compact, people or objects.

Similar in other languages

English

thick

Close — stocky/squat relates to a thick build.

Spanish

chaparro

Close — stocky, squat relates to short, squat (chaparro).

Practice

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