Vocabulary
attraktiv
/atʁakˈtiːf/· adjective
attractive (good-looking); appealing, tempting (offer, job, place)
Attraktiv is used for people, but even more for offers, jobs, salaries and towns: ein attraktives Angebot, ein attraktiver Arbeitgeber.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- attraktiver
- Superlativ
- am attraktivsten
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attraktiv
good-looking
Viele fanden den neuen Kollegen attraktiv, aber er war leider schon verheiratet.
Many people found the new colleague attractive, but unfortunately he was already married.
Word family
attraktivdie Attraktivitätattractiveness, appealdie Attraktionattractionunattraktivunattractive
Common combinations
- ein attraktives Angebotan attractive offer
- ein attraktiver Arbeitgeberan attractive employer
- attraktive Konditionenattractive terms
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
anziehendreizvollverlockend
↔ Opposites
unattraktivabstoßend
Real examples
- Mit günstigen Mieten und neuen Kitas will die Stadt für junge Familien attraktiver werden.With affordable rents and new day-care centres the town wants to become more attractive to young families.
- Wenn das Angebot attraktiv genug ist, werde ich meinen Handyvertrag wohl wechseln.If the offer is attractive enough, I'll probably switch my mobile contract.
- Viele Firmen bieten ein Jobticket an, damit sie als Arbeitgeber attraktiv bleiben.Many firms offer a subsidised travel pass so that they remain attractive as employers.
