kühl

/kyːl/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. cool (temperature, or a person's manner)

    Milder than kalt: pleasantly cool rather than fully cold.

    • Am Abend wurde es kühl.

      It got cool in the evening.

Similar words

kalt

kühl is mildly cool, often pleasant; kalt is fully cold.

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: Am Abend wurde es ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches kühl?

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