marode

/maˈʁoːdə/

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

Meaning

  1. dilapidated

    • Die Brücke ist marode.

      The bridge is dilapidated.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

ramshackle

ramshackle is the English word for the same thing — both mean "dilapidated."

Spanish

dañado

Close — dilapidated relates to damaged (dañado).

Practice

1 What does marode mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Brücke ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches marode?

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