Vocabulary
minus
/ˈmiːnʊs/· adverb
minus; below zero (temperatures)
Minus — in the weather (minus fünf Grad = five degrees below zero) and in sums (zehn minus drei).
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minus
below zero (temperature)
Heute Nacht sind es minus zehn Grad.
Tonight it'll be minus ten degrees.
Word family
minusder Minuspunktminus point, drawbackdas Minusdeficit, minusdas Minuszeichenminus signdie Minusgradetemperatures below zero
Common combinations
- minus fünf Gradminus five degrees
- im Minus seinto be overdrawn
- plus minusgive or take
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
plus
Common learner mistakes
- Es ist minus fünf Grade.Es ist minus fünf Grad.Grad stays in the singular form after a number.
Real examples
- Im Januar hatten wir eine Woche lang minus fünfzehn Grad.In January it was minus fifteen degrees for a week.
- Wenn es minus zwei Grad ist, sind die Straßen oft glatt.When it's minus two degrees, the roads are often icy.
- Was ist hundert minus siebenunddreißig?What is a hundred minus thirty-seven?
