Polyglot Dictionary

Knall

/knal/

der noun B1

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 Knalle

Meaning

  1. bang, pop, loud noise

    • Ein lauter Knall ließ alle zusammenzucken.

      A loud bang made everyone jump.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

blast

Close — a bang, pop relates to a blast.

French

smash

Close, figuratively — a smash (impact) relates to a bang, a loud noise.

Practice

1 What does Knall mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein lauter ___ ließ alle zusammenzucken.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Knall?

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