Polyglot Dictionary

Niederlage

/ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə/

die 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 Niederlagen

Meaning

  1. defeat

    • Die Mannschaft erlitt eine bittere Niederlage.

      The team suffered a bitter defeat.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

derrota

derrota is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "defeat."

Practice

1 What does Niederlage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Mannschaft erlitt eine bittere ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Niederlage?

Opposites

  • Sieg
noun

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