Vocabulary
der
Premier
/pʁəˈmi̯eː/· noun· Pl. die Premiers
premier, prime minister (journalistic short form)
Der Premier — newspaper short form of der Premierminister, mostly about other countries (der britische Premier); not to be confused with die Premiere (first night of a play or film).
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Forms
- Singular
- der Premier
- Plural
- die Premiers
- Genitiv
- des Premiers
- feminin
- die Premierministerin
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Premier
prime minister
Der italienische Premier traf sich am Abend mit den Gewerkschaften.
The Italian prime minister met the unions in the evening.
Word family
Premierder Premierministerprime ministerdie Premierministerin(female) prime ministerder Ex-Premierformer prime minister
Common combinations
- der britische Premierthe British prime minister
- der neue Premierthe new premier
- der frühere Premierthe former premier
Common learner mistakes
- der Premiereder Premierder Premier (prime minister, no -e) is a different word from die Premiere (first performance).
Real examples
- Der Premier kündigte an, im Parlament die Vertrauensfrage zu stellen.The premier announced that he would call a vote of confidence in parliament.
- Die Opposition wirft dem Premier vor, die Krise zu lange ignoriert zu haben.The opposition accuses the premier of having ignored the crisis for too long.
- In einem Interview verteidigte der frühere Premier seine damalige Sparpolitik.In an interview, the former premier defended the austerity policy he had pursued.
