Unterwelt
B2#6,776Hear it
noun
- netherworld, underworld, Hades, Sheolkind of afterlife that is neither heaven nor hell
- underworldworld of crime
- this world, the earthly lifeas opposed to heaven
Forms
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Unterwelt | Unterwelten |
| genitive | Unterwelt | Unterwelten |
| dative | Unterwelt | Unterwelten |
| accusative | Unterwelt | Unterwelten |
Used in the library
- Ein ehemaliger Boxer arbeitet als Türsteher und hat in der Unterwelt einen Namen.A former boxer works as a bouncer and has a name in the underworld.B2Noch einmal, bitte (7) — Once more, please (7) (B2)
- Die Polizei vermutet, dass der falsche Prinz gute Kontakte zur Unterwelt in Wien hat.The police suspect that the fake prince has good contacts in the Viennese underworld.B2Noch einmal, bitte (31) — Once more, please (31) (B2)
- Im Ballett steigt ein junger Sänger in die Unterwelt hinab, um seine tote Geliebte zurückzuholen.In the ballet a young singer descends into the underworld to bring back his dead beloved.B2Noch einmal, bitte (23) — Once more, please (23) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- Diesseitsthis world, the earthly life (as opposed to the afterlife)
- HadesHades (god); Hades (underworld)
- Milieuatmosphere, ambiance, environment, setting (in general); a specific social environment or setting
- Reich des Todesnetherworld, underworld, Hades, Sheol (kind of afterlife that is neither heaven nor hell); the place that the dead went to before the resurrection of Christ, “hell” as in harrowing of hell
- Weltworld