Polyglot Dictionary

Treibstoff

/ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌʃtɔf/

der noun B2

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 Treibstoffe

Meaning

  1. fuel

    • Der Treibstoff wird teurer.

      Fuel is getting more expensive.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Brennstoff

Brennstoff is fuel for burning or heating, like coal or heating oil; Treibstoff is fuel for propulsion, like gasoline or jet fuel for vehicles.

Similar in other languages

French

carburant

carburant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fuel."

Portuguese

combustível

combustível is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fuel."

Practice

1 What does Treibstoff mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ wird teurer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Treibstoff?

noun

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