The German word for road is
Straße
Gender
The gender of Straße is feminine. E.g. die Straße.Plural
The plural of Straße is Straßen.German Definition
road | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] Straße | |
[1] He had to walk in the road. | |
Er musste auf der Straße gehen. |
Translations for road and their definitions
Straße | |||
n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement) | |||
Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street. | |||
Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf. | |||
Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic. | |||
n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.) | |||
n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone | |||
n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group | |||
n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these | |||
n-f. strait (channel of water) | |||
n-f. (poker) straight |
Weg | © | ||
n. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic) | |||
Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg. - The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path. | |||
n. route, way (to get from one place to another) | |||
Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck? - Do you know the way to Schönebeck? | |||
auf dem Weg - on the way | |||
n. method, way (of doing something) | |||
Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten. - We found a way to extract milk from oats. | |||
Mittel und Wege - ways and means | |||
n. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement | |||
in den Weg - in the way | |||
aus dem Weg - out of the way | |||
adv. away | |||
Geh weg! - Go away! | |||
adv. gone, not there | |||
Meine Tasche ist weg. - My bag is gone. | |||
Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen. - ... you can also leave it away. | |||
adv. (now rare) minus | |||
adv. (regional, Westphalia) from | |||
Wo bist du denn weg? - And you, where do you come from? | |||
adv. (informal) unconscious; passed out | |||
adv. (informal) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness |
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