Vocabulary
glatt
/ɡlat/· adjective
slippery (ice); smooth
Black ice in January: the pavements are spiegelglatt.
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- Komparativ
- glatter
- Superlativ
- am glattesten
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glatt
slippery (with ice)
Bei Frost sind die Straßen glatt.
When it freezes the roads are slippery.
Word family
glattdas Glatteisblack icedie Glätteslipperiness; smoothnessspiegelglattas slippery as glass
Common combinations
- glatte Straßenicy roads
- es ist glattit's slippery
- ganz glattcompletely smooth
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
rutschig
Real examples
- Fahr langsam, die Straße ist glatt!Drive slowly, the road is icy!
- Im Winter ist der Weg zur Hütte oft glatt.In winter the path to the hut is often icy.
- Das Wasser hat die Steine ganz glatt gemacht.The water has made the stones completely smooth.
