Polyglot Dictionary

Gesindel

/ɡəˈzɪndl̩/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. rabble, riffraff (derogatory)

    • Er nannte die Bande abschätzig Gesindel.

      He dismissively called the gang riffraff.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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English

rout

Close, figuratively — a rabble relates to a rout.

Practice

1 What does Gesindel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er nannte die Bande abschätzig ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gesindel?

nounderogatory

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