Polyglot Dictionary

Seitenstreifen

/ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩/

der 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
Seitenstreifen

Meaning

  1. hard shoulder

    Built from Seite (side) + Streifen (strip).

    • Er hielt auf dem Seitenstreifen.

      He stopped on the hard shoulder.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Seite side
  • Streifen strip

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

arcén

arcén is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hard shoulder."

Portuguese

acostamento

acostamento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hard shoulder."

Practice

1 What does Seitenstreifen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hielt auf dem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Seitenstreifen?

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