Vocabulary
die
Tropennacht
/ˈtʁoːpn̩ˌnaxt/· noun· Pl. die Tropennächte
tropical night (the temperature never falls below twenty degrees)
A night when the temperature never drops below twenty degrees — weather reports count them, and in German cities they are becoming more frequent.
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- Singular
- die Tropennacht
- Plural
- die Tropennächte
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- der Tropennacht
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Tropennacht
night with a minimum temperature of twenty degrees or more
In einer Tropennacht sinkt die Temperatur nicht unter zwanzig Grad.
On a tropical night the temperature doesn't fall below twenty degrees.
Word family
Tropennachtdie Nachtnightdie Tropenthe tropicstropischtropical
Common combinations
- die Zahl der Tropennächtethe number of tropical nights
- eine Tropennacht nach der anderenone tropical night after another
- in Tropennächten schlecht schlafento sleep badly on tropical nights
Real examples
- In einer Tropennacht sinkt die Temperatur nicht unter zwanzig Grad.On a tropical night the temperature doesn't fall below twenty degrees.
- In der Dachwohnung waren die Tropennächte kaum auszuhalten.In the attic flat the tropical nights were almost unbearable.
- Die Zahl der Tropennächte steigt in deutschen Großstädten.The number of tropical nights is rising in German cities.
