Vocabulary
eindringlich
/ˈaɪ̯nˌdʁɪŋlɪç/· adjective
powerful, haunting; urgent, insistent
A critic's word for a performance that gets under your skin — and a doctor's for an urgent warning.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- eindringlicher
- Superlativ
- am eindringlichsten
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eindringlich
powerful, haunting (art)
Der Schluss ist leise, aber umso eindringlicher.
The ending is quiet, but all the more powerful.
Word family
eindringlicheindringento penetrate, to break indie Eindringlichkeitthe intensity, the urgencyder Eindringlingthe intruder
Common combinations
- eindringlich warnen / bittento warn / ask urgently
- ein eindringliches Spiela powerful performance
- eindringliche Bilderhaunting images
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
intensivnachdrücklich (warnings)
Real examples
- Selten hat ein Film so eindringlich vom Krieg erzählt.Rarely has a film told of war so powerfully.
- Die Ausstellung zeigt eindringliche Fotografien aus den Nachkriegsjahren.The exhibition shows haunting photographs from the post-war years.
- Am eindringlichsten ist der Abend in den leisen Momenten.The evening is at its most powerful in the quiet moments.
