Vocabulary
pur
/puːɐ̯/· adjective
pure, unmixed; neat (drinks); sheer; nothing but, … at its purest
Pur — for drinks without water or ice (Whisky pur), food without anything added, and in phrases like Natur pur or purer Zufall.
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pur
neat, unmixed (food, drinks)
Ich trinke meinen Apfelsaft lieber pur als mit Wasser.
I prefer to drink my apple juice neat rather than with water.
Word family
purder Puristpuristder Purismuspurismpuristischpurist
Common combinations
- Whisky purwhisky neat
- Natur purnature at its purest
- purer Zufallpure chance
- aus purer Neugierout of sheer curiosity
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
reinunverdünnt
↔ Opposites
gemischtverdünnt
Common learner mistakes
- purer NaturNatur purAfter the noun pur never takes an ending; before a noun it does (aus purer Neugier).
Real examples
- Der Kellner fragte, ob ich den Whisky pur oder lieber mit Eis trinken möchte.The waiter asked whether I'd like the whisky neat or with ice.
- Aus purer Neugier hat er das Paket geöffnet, obwohl es nicht an ihn adressiert war.Out of sheer curiosity he opened the parcel, although it wasn't addressed to him.
- Wer im Urlaub Ruhe und Natur pur sucht, ist in dem kleinen Bergdorf genau richtig.Anyone looking for peace and nature at its purest on holiday will love the little mountain village.
