Polyglot Dictionary

Jetlag

/ˈdʒɛtlɛk/

der 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 Jetlags

Meaning

  1. jet lag

    • Nach dem Langstreckenflug hatte sie starken Jetlag.

      After the long-haul flight she had severe jet lag.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

English loanword, used the same way in German.

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: Nach dem Langstreckenflug hatte sie starken ___.

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