Polyglot Dictionary

Verstärkung

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛʁkʊŋ/

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 Verstärkungen

Meaning

  1. reinforcement

    • Die Polizei rief Verstärkung.

      The police called for reinforcements.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Support

Close — reinforcement and support overlap.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

refuerzo

refuerzo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "reinforcement."

Portuguese

reforço

reforço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "reinforcement."

Practice

1 What does Verstärkung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei rief ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verstärkung?

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