Verlass
derNounreliance; dependability
Word details
- German meaning
- Das Gefühl von Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit.
- English meaning
- Reliance
- Synonym
- Vertrauen, Zuversicht
- German example
- Auf ihn ist immer Verlass.
- English example
- You can always rely on him.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Verlass
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- verlassen
leave
- gottverlassen
verlassen
- gottverlassen
gottverlassen
- Verlassenheit
Loneliness
- verlassen
To leave
- verlassen
To leave
- gottverlassen
Godforsaken
- zuverlässig
Reliable
- unzuverlässig
Unreliable
- einsam
Lonely
- wankelmütig
Fickle
- abtrünnig
Defector
- unstet
Unsteady means inconsistent, changeable, or not permanent.
- bemitleidenswert
pitiable
- mutterseelenallein
All alone, completely alone
- vertrieben
displaced
- bettlägerig
Bedridden
- bedauernswert
Deplorable describes a person or situation that evokes pity or sadness.
- siech
Siech means sick, weak, or suffering, often in the context of a prolonged illness.
- armselig
Miserable, pathetic
- elternlos
orphaned
- trostlos
bleak
- unbewohnt
uninhabited, unoccupied
- heimatvertrieben
Displaced person
- wegziehen
Move away
- Flucht
escape
- Flucht
escape
- Ödland
Wasteland
- Auswanderung
Emigration
- Exilant
exile
- Exil
Exile
- Desertion
The unauthorized abandonment of duty in the military.
- Desertation
Desertion
- Raumfahrt
Space travel
- Entgleisung
A derailment is when a train leaves the tracks.
- Plünderer
Looter
- Austritt
Withdrawal, exit
- Einsamkeit
Loneliness describes the feeling of being isolated and alone, often despite the presence of other people.
- Ausgang
Exit
- Nahtod-Erfahrung
Near-death experience
- Findelkind
Foundling
- Ausweg
Way out
- Ausstieg
Exit
- Hausarrest
House arrest
- Austrittszahlen
Attrition rates
- Bettlägerigkeit
Bedridden state
- Ausreise
Departure
- Zuflucht
Refuge
- Wüstung
A deserted village is a settlement that has been abandoned and is no longer inhabited.
Example sentences with “Verlass”
Auf ihn ist immer Verlass. (He is always reliable.)
Frequently asked questions
How is it used?
It is almost exclusively used in the phrase 'auf jemanden Verlass sein' (to be able to rely on someone).