Polyglot Dictionary

Verkehrsampel

/fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʔampl̩/

die 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 Verkehrsampeln

Meaning

  1. traffic light

    Built from Verkehr (traffic) + Ampel (traffic light).

    • Sie hielten vor der roten Verkehrsampel.

      They stopped at the red traffic light.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Verkehr traffic
  • Ampel traffic light

Similar words

Ampel

Ampel is the short, everyday word everyone actually uses; Verkehrsampel is the fuller, more technical term used in official or legal contexts.

Similar in other languages

French

feu tricolore

feu tricolore is the French word for the same thing — both mean "traffic light."

Portuguese

semáforo

semáforo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "traffic light."

Practice

1 What does Verkehrsampel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hielten vor der roten ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verkehrsampel?

nouncompound

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