dürr
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adjective
- dried up, desiccated, especially
- thin and brittle
- arid, barren
- thin, scrawny, haggard
Forms
Declension
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dürrer | dürre | dürres | dürre |
| genitive | dürren | dürrer | dürren | dürrer |
| dative | dürrem | dürrer | dürrem | dürren |
| accusative | dürren | dürre | dürres | dürre |
Degrees
| comparative | dürrer |
|---|---|
| superlative | am dürrsten |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Nach dem heißen Sommer ist das Gras auf den Wiesen dürr und gelb.After the hot summer the grass in the meadows is dry and yellow.B2Noch einmal, bitte (22) — Once more, please (22) (B2)
- Nach Wochen ohne Regen sieht man im ganzen Park nur noch dürres, gelbes Gras.After weeks without rain all you see in the whole park is dry, yellow grass.B2Noch einmal, bitte (34) — Once more, please (34) (B2)
- Der Sommer ist so dürr, dass die Stadt die Blumen unter den Lauben zweimal am Tag gießen muss.The summer is so dry that the city has to water the flowers under the arcades twice a day.B2Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- dünnthin, slender, slim; weak, watery
- hagergaunt, lean, haggard
- kümmerlichmiserable; meager
- magerlean, without fat (e.g. of meat or dairy); meager, skinny, malnourished (of a person or animal, generally with a negative connotation)
- trockendry (not wet; lacking water); dry (not sweet)
- unfruchtbarinfertile; fruitless