Vocabulary
bahnbrechend
/ˈbaːnˌbʁɛçn̩t/· adjective
groundbreaking, pioneering
The word for a discovery that opens up a whole new road — penicillin, the double helix, the first vaccine.
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- Komparativ
- bahnbrechender
- Superlativ
- am bahnbrechendsten
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
bahnbrechend
groundbreaking
Ihre Arbeit gilt als bahnbrechend.
Her work is regarded as groundbreaking.
Word family
bahnbrechenddie Bahnpath, trackbrechento breakder Bahnbrecherpioneer
Common combinations
- eine bahnbrechende Entdeckunga groundbreaking discovery
- bahnbrechende Arbeitenpioneering work
- als bahnbrechend geltento be regarded as groundbreaking
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
wegweisendrevolutionär
Real examples
- Die Entdeckung des Penicillins war bahnbrechend für die Medizin.The discovery of penicillin was groundbreaking for medicine.
- Für ihre bahnbrechenden Arbeiten erhielt sie zahlreiche Preise.She received numerous prizes for her groundbreaking work.
- Was heute selbstverständlich ist, galt damals als bahnbrechend.What is taken for granted today was regarded as groundbreaking at the time.
