Scheit
dasNounlog (of wood)
English translations
- 01
failure
- 02
collapse
- 03
defeat
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Stück Holz, das zum Verfeuern verwendet wird.
- English meaning
- Log
- Synonym
- Holzscheit
- German example
- Er legte noch einen Scheit ins Feuer.
- English example
- He put another log on the fire.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Scheit
- Plural Form
- die Scheite
Related words
- Scheitel
part (of hair)
- Scheitholt
Scheitholt
- Scheitholz
Firewood
- scheitern
To fail
- Scheitelpunkt
Apex
- Scheitelbein
The parietal bone is one of the skull bones that forms the upper lateral part of the skull.
- Scheiterhaufen
Stake
- gescheitert
Failed
- Rotscheitelreiher
Rufous-bellied Heron
- gescheit
clever, intelligent, smart
- Holzscheit
A log is a piece of wood used for burning in a stove or fireplace.
- blitzgescheit
Extremely intelligent
- Abzugsstrategie
Exit strategy
- krachen
Crash
- schiefgehen
To go wrong means that something doesn't go as planned or fails.
- überfinanziert
Overfunded
- fehlgeschlagen
Failed
- verfehlt
Failed
- megaloman
Megalomanic means having delusions of grandeur, an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or power.
- Attentat
Assassination attempt
- Untätigkeit
Inactivity, idleness
- Debakel
Debacle
- Versager
Failure
- Niederlage
Defeat
- Scheinsieg
Pyrrhic victory
- Holzklotz
Log
- Klartext
plain language
- Bitternis
Bitterness
- untergehen
to sink
- stranden
to strand
- den Bach runter gehen
To go down the drain
- in den Sand setzen
To ruin, to sabotage
- abblitzen
To be rebuffed
- ins Wasser gehen
To fall through
- ins Wasser fallen
"To fall into the water" means that something does not take place or fails.
- den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben
To pass the buck
- in die Hose gehen
To go wrong, to fail
- auf der Strecke bleiben
to fall by the wayside, to fail
- Kurvenmaximum
Curve maximum is the highest point on a curve in a diagram or graph.
- im Sand verlaufen
To fall through
- fallieren
To go bankrupt, to fail
- missglücken
To fail
- mißglücken
to fail
- schieflaufen
to go wrong
- erfolglos
Unsuccessful
- defätistisch
Defeatist means adopting a pessimistic attitude, often associated with the expectation of failure.
- kläglich
Pathetic
- apikal
Apical
- Putsch
Coup
Example sentences with “Scheit”
Er legte ein Scheit Holz ins Feuer. (He put a log into the fire.)
Frequently asked questions
What gender is Scheit?
It is neuter (das Scheit). Plural is 'die Scheite'.