Tücke
dieNountrickery, malice, pitfall
English translations
- 01
trick
- 02
guile
- 03
cunning
Word details
- German meaning
- Tücke bedeutet Heimlichkeit, Hinterlist oder Boshaftigkeit; eine versteckte Gefahr oder ein unerwarteter Nachteil.
- English meaning
- Treachery
- Synonym
- Hinterlist, Heimtücke
- German example
- Die Tücke des Objekts führte dazu, dass die Maschine plötzlich ausfiel.
- English example
- The treachery of the object caused the machine to suddenly fail.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Tücke
- Plural Form
- die Tücken
Related words
- frühstücken
Have breakfast
- verfrühstücken
To eat or use something intended for later at breakfast.
- Heimtücke
Treachery
- bestücken
To equip, to stock
- abfrühstücken
To dispatch, to deal with quickly
- zerstückeln
To chop into small pieces
- Stückelung
Denomination
- zerstücken
To cut into pieces, to chop up
- Stückeinleitung
Musical introduction
- stückeln
To chop
- Feldmesser
A surveyor is a person who conducts measurements in the field to create maps or survey land.
- Flickenteppich
Patchwork rug
- Kataster
A cadastre is an official register that records land and its properties.
- Bärendreck
Bärendreck is a colloquial term for licorice, especially hard, dark pieces of licorice.
- Schmuckstück
jewel
- Bekleidung
Clothing
- Flickwerk
Patchwork
- Erinnerungsstück
Memento
- Bündchen
Cuff
- Theaterschauspieler
Stage actor
- Theaterautor
Playwright
- Rasenstück
Patch of lawn
- Achselklappe
An epaulette loop is a small piece of fabric or a loop on the shoulder of a garment used to attach epaulettes or shoulder boards.
- Achselstück
Shoulder board; a shoulder piece, often on uniforms, that indicates rank or affiliation.
- Schulterstück
Shoulder board
- Bräme
trim, border
- Grundbuch
Land register
- Zauberkünstlerin
female magician
- Dramaturgin
Dramaturg (female)
- Spiritusdrucker
Spirit duplicator
- Outfit
Outfit
- Scheitholz
Firewood
- übrigbleiben
To remain means to stay behind or to be left over after something.
- zerkleinern
To chop
- zerreißen
To tear up
- fetzen
Tear to shreds, speed
- zersprengen
To blow up
- aufschneiden
To cut open, to slice; to brag
- zerschlagen
To smash
- zerteilen
to cut up
- schnippeln
To chop
- schnibbeln
To chop, to dice
- kaputtreißen
To tear apart
- zerbeißen
To gnaw, to chew to pieces
- zerhauen
To chop to pieces
- zerrupfen
"zerrupfen" means to tear or pluck something into small pieces, often messily or violently.
Example sentences with “Tücke”
Die Tücke des Objekts ist bekannt. (The trickiness of the object is well known.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'Tücke des Objekts' mean?
It is a common phrase meaning that inanimate objects seem to malfunction or cause trouble at the worst possible moment.