Vocabulary
die
Wellness
/ˈvɛlnɛs/· noun· Pl. —
wellness, spa treatments and relaxation
Die Wellness — the spa-and-relaxation business: das Wellnesshotel, das Wellnesswochenende, der Wellnessbereich with sauna and massages; mostly met in compounds.
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- Singular
- die Wellness
- Plural
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- der Wellness
One word, many lives
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Wellness
wellness, spa treatments
Für viele Gäste gehört Wellness zu einem gelungenen Urlaub dazu.
For many guests, spa treatments are part of a successful holiday.
Word family
Wellnessdas Wellnesshotelspa hotelder Wellnessbereichspa areadas Wellnesswochenendespa weekend
Common combinations
- ein Wellnesswochenende machento have a spa weekend
- Wellness purpure relaxation
- ein Wellnesshotel buchento book a spa hotel
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Common learner mistakes
- das Wellnessdie WellnessThe loanword is feminine, but it mostly appears in compounds, which take the gender of their last part (das Wellnesshotel).
Real examples
- Zum Geburtstag hat sie ihrer Mutter ein Wochenende Wellness im Schwarzwald geschenkt.For her birthday she gave her mother a spa weekend in the Black Forest.
- Das Hotel wirbt mit Wellness pur: Sauna, Dampfbad und Massagen.The hotel advertises pure relaxation: sauna, steam room and massages.
- Kritiker meinen, unter dem Etikett Wellness werde oft teurer Hokuspokus verkauft.Critics say that expensive hocus-pocus is often sold under the label of wellness.
