Polyglot Dictionary

grotesk

/ɡʁoˈtɛsk/

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. grotesque

    • Die Situation war grotesk.

      The situation was grotesque.

Similar words

hässlich

Close — grotesque and ugly overlap.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

grotesco

grotesco is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "grotesque."

Portuguese

grotesco

grotesco is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "grotesque."

Practice

1 What does grotesk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Situation war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grotesk?

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