Vocabulary
der
Nachlass
· noun· Pl. die Nachlässe
estate (of a deceased person); papers left behind; (on a price) discount
Notaries, wills and inheritance letters, and the papers a writer leaves behind (der literarische Nachlass).
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Forms
- Singular
- der Nachlass
- Plural
- die Nachlässe
- Genitiv
- des Nachlasses
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Nachlass
estate (of a deceased person); papers left behind; (on a price) discount
Sie hatte geglaubt, einen Nachlass abzuwickeln.
She had believed she was settling an estate.
Word family
Nachlassder Nachlassverwalterexecutor, estate administratordas Nachlassgerichtprobate court
Common combinations
- einen Nachlass abwickelnto settle an estate
- aus dem Nachlassfrom the estate (of)
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
das Erbedie Verlassenschaft (österr.)
Real examples
- Sie hatte geglaubt, einen Nachlass abzuwickeln.She had believed she was settling an estate.
- Der Nachlass des Dichters liegt heute in der Nationalbibliothek.The poet's papers are now held in the National Library.
