Vocabulary
das
Image
/ˈɪmɪtʃ/· noun· Pl. die Images
image, public image, reputation
Das Image — how the public sees a company, a city, a profession or a person: "ein gutes Image haben", "sein Image verbessern"; pronounced the English way.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Image
- Plural
- die Images
- Genitiv
- des Images
One word, many lives
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Image
public image, reputation
Mit der Kampagne will die Stadt ihr Image als langweiliger Ort loswerden.
With the campaign the city wants to get rid of its image as a boring place.
Word family
Imagedie Imagekampagneimage campaignder Imageschadendamage to one's imagedas Imageproblemimage problemder Imagefilmpromotional film
Common combinations
- ein gutes Image habento have a good image
- das Image verbessernto improve one's image
- dem Image schadento damage the image
- ein Imageproblem habento have an image problem
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
das Ansehender Ruf
Common learner mistakes
- Schick mir das Image per Mail.Schick mir das Bild per Mail.In German das Image means only reputation; a picture is das Bild.
Real examples
- Nach dem Skandal hat die Firma viel Geld ausgegeben, um ihr Image wieder aufzupolieren.After the scandal the company spent a lot of money to polish up its image again.
- Der Beruf des Bäckers hat bei jungen Leuten leider ein eher schlechtes Image.Unfortunately the job of baker has a rather poor image among young people.
- Ein einziger Bericht über schlechte Arbeitsbedingungen kann dem Image eines Unternehmens enorm schaden.A single report about poor working conditions can do enormous damage to a company's image.
