Polyglot Dictionary

hell

/hɛl/

adjective A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. light, bright

    • Das Zimmer ist sehr hell.

      The room is very bright.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

pale

pale overlaps with German hell (light, bright) for a light, washed-out color.

Practice

1 What does hell mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Zimmer ist sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hell?

Opposites

  • dunkel
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