Milieu

/miˈli̯øː/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Milieus

Meaning

  1. milieu, environment

    • Er stammt aus einem einfachen Milieu.

      He comes from a simple background.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

entorno

entorno is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "milieu, surroundings, environment."

Practice

1 What does Milieu mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er stammt aus einem einfachen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Milieu?

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