Definition
A portable device with two side rails and rungs used for climbing up and down.
Translations
- English
- ladder
- Français
- échelle
- Türkçe
- merdiven
- Polski
- drabina
- Русский
- лестница
- Українська
- драбина
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Leiter
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
ladder
/diː ˈlaɪ̯tɐ/
Meaning and translations
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Grammar & classification
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- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Leitern
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
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Pronunciation and forms
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Lemma
Leiter/ˈlaɪ̯tɐ/
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Article phrase
die Leiter/diː ˈlaɪ̯tɐ/
Declension / Forms
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Usage and collocations
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Semantic relations
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- Near-synonymDirektor — male director
Leiter and Direktor refer to people with leadership responsibilities; however, Direktor often sounds more formal and more frequently refers to institutions or organizations.
- Narrower termChef — boss
A Chef is a type of Leiter; Leiter is the more general term for a person who leads an organizational unit or a project.
Word formation and word family
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