Polyglot Dictionary

Hauptrolle

/ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʁɔlə/

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 Hauptrollen

Meaning

  1. leading role

    Built from Haupt (head) + Rolle (role).

    • Sie spielt die Hauptrolle im Film.

      She plays the lead in the film.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Haupt head
  • Rolle role

Similar words

Führung

Close, figuratively — leadership and a leading role both center on being in front or in charge.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

liderança

Close, figuratively — a leading role relates to leadership.

Practice

1 What does Hauptrolle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie spielt die ___ im Film.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hauptrolle?

nouncompound

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