Vocabulary
allenfalls
/ˈalənˈfals/· adverb
at most, at best; if need be
Allenfalls — the most you can say: allenfalls zehn Leute (ten people at most), allenfalls mittelmäßig.
CEFR C1Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
Strong
Mastered
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
allenfalls
at most, at best
Das dauert allenfalls eine Stunde.
That will take an hour at most.
Word family
allenfallsder Fallcasebestenfallsat bestnotfallsif need be
Common combinations
- allenfalls nochat most still
- allenfalls mittelmäßigmediocre at best
- wenn überhaupt, dann allenfallsif at all, then at most
Real examples
- Zur Sitzung kamen allenfalls zwanzig Leute.Twenty people at most came to the meeting.
- Die Leistung war allenfalls durchschnittlich.The performance was average at best.
- Wir sprechen hier allenfalls von kleinen Fehlern.We're talking about minor errors at most here.
