flegelhaft
C1boorish / oafish
- English meaning
- boorish / oafish
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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flegelhaft in a sentence
Sein flegelhaftes Verhalten störte alle Gäste.
His boorish behavior disturbed all the guests.
Comparative and superlative
flegelhaft → flegelhafter → am flegelhaftesten
Word family
flegelhaft is built from die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where flegelhaft comes from
Ableitung zum Substantiv Flegel mit dem Suffix (Derivatem) -haft
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Questions about flegelhaft
What is the comparative of flegelhaft?
flegelhaft → flegelhafter → am flegelhaftesten.
What does flegelhaft mean in English?
flegelhaft means "boorish / oafish". For example: "Sein flegelhaftes Verhalten störte alle Gäste." — "His boorish behavior disturbed all the guests."
What level is flegelhaft in German?
flegelhaft is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.
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