Polyglot Dictionary

machtlos

/ˈmaxtloːs/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. powerless

    • Wir waren machtlos.

      We were powerless.

Similar words

kraftlos

kraftlos is more about physical weakness or lack of strength; machtlos is more about lacking power or authority.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

impotente

impotente is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "powerless."

Practice

1 What does machtlos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir waren ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches machtlos?

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