Vocabulary
fade
· adjective
bland, insipid (food, drink); dull, boring
Soup without salt, watery coffee, a tomato with no taste — and figuratively a dull party or person. In southern Germany and Austria also „fad“.
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fade
bland, insipid (food, drink); dull, boring
Und tatsächlich: Das neutrale Bier war nicht bitter, nicht süß, nicht einmal fade.
And it was true: the neutral beer wasn't bitter, wasn't sweet, wasn't even bland.
Word family
fadedie Fadheitblandness; dullnesssich fadisieren(Austrian) to be bored
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
geschmackloslangweilig
↔ Opposites
würzigkräftig
Real examples
- Und tatsächlich: Das neutrale Bier war nicht bitter, nicht süß, nicht einmal fade.And it was true: the neutral beer wasn't bitter, wasn't sweet, wasn't even bland.
- Die Suppe schmeckt ein bisschen fade — gib noch etwas Salz dazu.The soup tastes a bit bland — add a little more salt.
- Ohne Musik war die Party ziemlich fade.Without music the party was pretty dull.
