Vocabulary
mager
/ˈmaːɡɐ/· adjective
lean, low-fat; thin; poor
Mager — with little fat (mageres Fleisch, Magerquark); very thin (a person); also poor: ein mageres Ergebnis.
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- Komparativ
- magerer
- Superlativ
- am magersten
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
mager
lean, low-fat
Ich kaufe nur mageres Fleisch.
I only buy lean meat.
Word family
magerder Magerquarklow-fat quarkdie Magermilchskimmed milkabmagernto lose a lot of weight
Common combinations
- mageres Fleischlean meat
- ein mageres Ergebnisa poor result
- der Magerquarklow-fat quark
Real examples
- Für den Kuchen brauchst du 500 Gramm mageren Quark.You need 500 grams of low-fat quark for the cake.
- Nach der Krankheit war er sehr mager.After the illness he was very thin.
- Das Ergebnis war ziemlich mager.The result was pretty poor.
