Polyglot Dictionary

Verschiebung

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbʊŋ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Verschiebungen

Meaning

  1. postponement, shift

    • Die Verschiebung des Termins ärgerte alle.

      The postponement of the appointment annoyed everyone.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

retraso

retraso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "delay."

French

retard

retard is the French word for the same thing — both mean "delay."

Practice

1 What does Verschiebung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Termins ärgerte alle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verschiebung?

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