Haff
dasNounlagoon; coastal inlet
English translations
- 01
port
- 02
harbor
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine durch eine Nehrung vom offenen Meer getrennte, flache Bucht.
- English meaning
- Lagoon
- Synonym
- Lagune
- German example
- Das Frische Haff ist ein bekanntes Beispiel für ein Haff.
- English example
- The Vistula Lagoon is a well-known example of a lagoon.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Haff
- Plural Form
- die Haffe
Related words
- beschaffen
To obtain, to procure
- Schaffleisch
Mutton is the meat of sheep, used as food.
- Schaffnerin
female conductor
- Schaffner
Conductor, ticket inspector
- Schaff
Tub
- geschafft
Accomplished, done / exhausted
- Beschaffenheit
The texture refers to the properties and condition of a material or object, such as texture, hardness, or consistency.
- verschaffen
to obtain, to provide
- geschaffen
created
- beschafft
Organized, procured, or obtained something.
- rechtschaffen
Righteous
- fortschaffen
To remove, eliminate, or take something away.
- jemandem zu schaffen machen
To give someone trouble means to cause someone problems or difficulties.
- Ausschaffung
Deportation
- Arbeitsbeschaffungsmassnahme
Job creation scheme
- Verschaffer
Organizer, procurer
- wegschaffen
To remove, to get rid of
- Verschafferin
Provider
- anschaffen
Purchase
- beschaffend
procuring
- Beschaffung
Procurement
- schaffend
Creative, productive
- abschaffen
to abolish
- Arbeitsbeschaffung
Job creation, employment creation
- Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme
A job creation scheme (ABM) is a government-funded measure to combat unemployment, creating temporary jobs.
- herausschaffen
To get out, to rescue
- Anschaffung
Purchase
- Rechtschaffenheit
integrity
- schaffnerlos
Unstaffed
- Abschaffung
Abolition
- Arbeitsbeschaffungsprogramm
job creation program
- erschaffen
Create
- Schaffung
Creation
- herbeischaffen
To procure, organize, to bring something to a place.
- schaffen
to manage, to achieve
- ermöglichen
To enable
- demolieren
Demolish
- erstellen
to create
- besorgen
to get, to obtain
- schmarotzen
To sponge
- roden
to clear
- Schwüle
Sultriness
- erfinden
to invent
- auftreiben
Track down
- vakuumdicht
vacuum-sealed
- pflastern
to pave
- ausbeuterisch
exploitative
- chondritisch
Chondritic refers to the composition of chondrites, a type of stony meteorite that contains small, round grains (chondrules).
- proviantieren
Provision
Example sentences with “Haff”
Das Stettiner Haff ist ein großes Gewässer. (The Oder Lagoon is a large body of water.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the gender and plural of Haff?
Haff is a neuter noun (das Haff). The plural form is 'die Haffe'.