Polyglot Dictionary

Geldstrafe

/ˈɡɛltˌʃtʁaːfə/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Geldstrafen

Meaning

  1. fine

    Built from Geld (money) + Strafe (punishment).

    • Er musste eine Geldstrafe zahlen.

      He had to pay a fine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Geld money
  • Strafe punishment

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

multa

multa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fine."

Practice

1 What does Geldstrafe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er musste eine ___ zahlen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geldstrafe?

nouncompound

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