Definition
A fixed period by the end of which a required action must be completed.
Translations
- English
- deadline
- Français
- délai
- Türkçe
- süre
- Polski
- termin
- Русский
- срок
- Українська
- строк
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Frist
- B1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
- Services & Everyday Tasks
deadline
/diː fʁɪst/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Fristen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Frist für die Bewerbung endet am Freitag.NominativSing.The application deadline is Friday.
- Der Arbeitgeber setzte eine kurze Frist für die Antwort.AkkusativSing.The employer set a short deadline for the response.
- Wir müssen der Frist unbedingt entsprechen.DativSing.We must meet the deadline at all costs.
- Die Einhaltung der Frist ist entscheidend.GenitivSing.Meeting the deadline is crucial.
- Die Fristen für die Anträge laufen gleichzeitig ab.NominativPlur.The deadlines for the applications expire simultaneously.
- Die Behörde verlängerte die Fristen für die Abgabe.AkkusativPlur.The authority extended the deadlines for submission.
- Nach den Fristen richtet sich die weitere Bearbeitung.DativPlur.Further processing depends on the deadlines.
- Die Verlängerung der Fristen wurde schriftlich bestätigt.GenitivPlur.The extension of the deadlines was confirmed in writing.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Frist/fʁɪst/
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Article phrase
die Frist/diː fʁɪst/
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Plural
Fristen/ˈfʁɪstn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Frist | die Fristen |
| Akkusativ | die Frist | die Fristen |
| Dativ | der Frist | den Fristen |
| Genitiv | der Frist | der Fristen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine gesetzliche Frist
- Collocationeine Frist einhalten
- Collocationeine Frist verlängern
- Verb constructioneiner Frist entsprechen + Dativ
- Prepositional constructioninnerhalb der Fristinnerhalb + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Frist läuft morgen ab.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Easily confused withTermin — appointment
- Broader termZeitraum
A Frist is a particular Zeitraum defined by a binding end and an action that must be completed.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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