mild

B1

mild, gentle

English meaning
mild, gentle
Vocabulary package
Describing Food & Taste

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mild in a sentence

Möchten Sie die Soße scharf? – Nein, bitte ganz mild.

Would you like the sauce spicy? – No, please very mild.

Comparative and superlative

mild → milder → am mildesten

Word family

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Where mild comes from

Das Wort geht zurück auf mittelhochdeutsch milde und milte sowie auf althochdeutsch milti; es beruht auf germanisch *meldi– „mild“

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Questions about mild

What is the comparative of mild?

mild → milder → am mildesten.

What does mild mean in English?

mild means "mild, gentle". For example: "Möchten Sie die Soße scharf? – Nein, bitte ganz mild." — "Would you like the sauce spicy? – No, please very mild."

What level is mild in German?

mild is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the describing food & taste vocabulary.

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