Riss
derNountear; crack; fissure
English translations
- 01
crack
- 02
fissure
- 03
rift
- 04
split
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Riss ist eine lange, schmale Spalte oder Beschädigung in einem Material.
- English meaning
- A crack is a long, narrow split or break in a material.
- Synonym
- Bruch, Spalte
- German example
- Die Vase hatte einen Riss und war nicht mehr wasserdicht.
- English example
- The vase had a crack and was no longer waterproof.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Riss
- Plural Form
- die Risse
Related words
- rissfest
Tear-resistant
- gerissen
Cunning
- Filmriss
A blackout, a loss of memory, often due to alcohol consumption.
- Vibrisse
Vibrissa
- Abriss
demolition
- Grundriss
Floor plan
- krisslig
scribbly, shaky, fidgety
- abgerissen
Demolished
- Strömungsabriss
Stall
- krisselig
Scraggly
- Umriss
Outline
- Abrissbirne
Wrecking ball
- Gerissenheit
Cunning
- hingerissen
Enthralled
- Abrissparty
Demolition party
- zerrissen
Torn
- niedergerissen
Demolished, torn down
- umgerissen
Knocked down, torn down
- aufreißen
To tear open
- mit allen Wassern gewaschen sein
To be a smooth operator
- auseinanderreißen
Tear apart, rip to shreds
- zerklüften
to be rugged, to be fissured
- mitreißen
to captivate, to sweep away
- die Haare vom Kopf fressen
To eat someone out of house and home
- herausreißen
To tear something out of something else.
- wegreißen
to snatch away
- einreißen
to tear down, to demolish
- zusammenreißen
to pull oneself together
- entzweireißen
to tear apart, to split
- hinreissen
Enthrall
- handzahm
Tame
- abgefeimt
Cunning
- schemenhaft
shadowy
- spatig
spatulate, cleavaged
- zerlumpt
Ragged means dressed in torn, dirty, or worn-out clothes.
- fünfseitig
Five-sided
- siebenseitig
Heptagonal, seven-sided
- Rinde
Bark
- Schuhband
Shoelace
- List
cunning
- Profil
Profile
- Silhouette
Silhouette
- Schnabel
beak
- Bruch
Breakage, fracture, fraction
- Schutt
Debris
- Bö
Gust
- Raubtier
Predator
- Nahrungskette
Food chain
- Gletscherspalte
Crevasse
Example sentences with “Riss”
Es gibt einen Riss in der Wand. (There is a crack in the wall.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Riss'?
Die Risse.