Polyglot Dictionary

tödlich

/ˈtøːtlɪç/

adjective B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. deadly, fatal

    From Tod (death).

    • Das Gift war hochgradig tödlich.

      The poison was highly deadly.

Similar words

fatal

Close synonyms for "fatal, deadly"; fatal can also mean "disastrous" more loosely, not just literally deadly.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

mortal

mortal is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "deadly, fatal."

Spanish

tóxico

Close — toxic relates to deadly, fatal (tödlich).

Practice

1 What does tödlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Gift war hochgradig ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tödlich?

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