Pinsel

/ˈpɪnzl̩/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
die Pinsel

Meaning

  1. brush (paint)

    • Sie malt mit einem dünnen Pinsel.

      She paints with a thin brush.

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

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English

skirmish

Close, figuratively — "a brush" (as in "a brush with the law") relates to a skirmish.

Practice

1 What does Pinsel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie malt mit einem dünnen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Pinsel?

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