Flimmerkasten
derNounanother colloquial term for television
English translations
- 01
television
- 02
TV
- 03
telly
Word details
- German meaning
- Umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung für einen Fernseher.
- English meaning
- Television, TV (colloquial)
- Synonym
- Fernseher, Glotze
- German example
- Wir saßen den ganzen Abend vor dem Flimmerkasten.
- English example
- We sat in front of the television all evening.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Flimmerkasten
- Plural Form
- die Flimmerkästen
Example sentences with “Flimmerkasten”
Wir haben den alten Flimmerkasten entsorgt. (We threw away the old TV.)
Frequently asked questions
Is there a difference between Flimmerkiste and Flimmerkasten?
Both are synonyms (masculine 'der Kasten', feminine 'die Kiste') for television and are used interchangeably in colloquial German.