Polyglot Dictionary

Lebenslauf

/ˈleːbn̩sˌlaʊ̯f/

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 Lebensläufe

Meaning

  1. CV, résumé

    Literally "life's course" — a far more sweeping image than the businesslike English "résumé."

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Leben life
  • Lauf run, course

Similar words

Biografie

A Biografie is a full narrative account of a life, often written by someone else, often published as a book. A Lebenslauf is a compact, factual list of dates and positions, written by the person themself for a job application.

Practice

1 What does Lebenslauf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bitte schicken Sie uns Ihren ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lebenslauf?

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