Vocabulary
vollmundig
· adjective
full-bodied (wine, beer); grand, boastful (promises, announcements)
Two worlds: a wine tasting („ein vollmundiger Rotwein“) and politics („vollmundige Versprechen“ — big words that may not hold).
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- Komparativ
- vollmundiger
- Superlativ
- am vollmundigsten
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vollmundig
full-bodied, rich (taste)
Ein vollmundiger Rotwein passt gut zu Wild.
A full-bodied red wine goes well with game.
Word family
vollmundigvollfullder Mundmouth
Common combinations
- vollmundige Versprechengrand promises
- etwas vollmundig ankündigento announce something grandly
Real examples
- Seine Versprechen waren so vollmundig wie der Veltliner, mit dem er sie begoss, und hielten, wie böse Zungen behaupteten, auch ungefähr so lange vor.His promises were as full-bodied as the Veltliner he washed them down with, and, as malicious tongues claimed, lasted about as long.
- Die Regierung hatte vollmundig angekündigt, alle Probleme bis zum Sommer zu lösen.The government had grandly announced that it would solve all the problems by the summer.
- Ein vollmundiger Rotwein passt gut zu Wild.A full-bodied red wine goes well with game.
