Vocabulary
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Stillleben
· noun· Pl. die Stillleben
still life (a painting of objects: fruit, flowers, jugs …)
In museums, galleries and art classes: a picture of things that do not move — fruit, flowers, a jug on a table.
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- Singular
- das Stillleben
- Plural
- die Stillleben
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- des Stilllebens
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Stillleben
still life (a painting of objects: fruit, flowers, jugs …)
Ein Stillleben von bemerkenswerter Belanglosigkeit.
A still life of remarkable insignificance.
Word family
Stilllebenstillstill, quietdas Lebenlifedas Blumenstilllebenflower still life
Common combinations
- ein Stillleben malento paint a still life
- ein Stillleben mit Äpfelna still life with apples
Common learner mistakes
- das Stillebendas Stilllebenstill + Leben: since the spelling reform all three l's stay when two words meet (like Schifffahrt). „Stilleben“ is the old spelling.
Real examples
- Ein Stillleben von bemerkenswerter Belanglosigkeit.A still life of remarkable insignificance.
- In der Ausstellung hängen niederländische Stillleben aus dem 17. Jahrhundert.Dutch still lifes from the 17th century are hanging in the exhibition.
