Polyglot Dictionary

Reißverschluss

/ˈʁaɪ̯sfɛɐ̯ˌʃlʊs/

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

Forms

plural
die Reißverschlüsse

Meaning

  1. zip

    • Der Reißverschluss klemmt.

      The zip is stuck.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cremallera

cremallera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "zip."

Portuguese

zíper

zíper is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "zip."

Practice

1 What does Reißverschluss mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ klemmt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Reißverschluss?

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