Polyglot Dictionary

Vorbild

/ˈfoːɐ̯bɪlt/

das noun B1

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 Vorbilder

Meaning

  1. role model, example

    Built from vor + Bild (picture).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bild picture

Similar words

Modell

Vorbild is a role model, specifically someone whose behavior is worth imitating; Modell is a model in a broader sense, including a physical or example model.

Practice

1 What does Vorbild mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie war ein ___ für viele junge Menschen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorbild?

See also

nouncompound

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