Vocabulary
der
Ruf
· noun· Pl. die Rufe
reputation; (also) call, shout
What people think of a person, a shop or a city — quickly lost, slowly won back. In the sense 'reputation' it has no plural.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Ruf
- Plural
- die Rufe
- Genitiv
- des Rufs
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Ruf
reputation
Das Restaurant hat einen sehr guten Ruf.
The restaurant has a very good reputation.
Word family
Rufrufento call, to shoutder Rufmordcharacter assassinationrufschädigenddamaging to someone's reputation
Common combinations
- einen guten / schlechten Ruf habento have a good / bad reputation
- jemandes Ruf schädigento damage someone's reputation
- seinen Ruf wiederherstellento restore one's reputation
Real examples
- „Aber mein Ruf ist damit noch nicht wiederhergestellt.““But that doesn't restore my reputation.”
- Die Schule hat einen ausgezeichneten Ruf.The school has an excellent reputation.
