aufrecht
upright
English translations
- 01
upright
- 02
erect
- 03
straight
Word details
- German meaning
- In gerader, vertikaler Position, nicht liegend oder geneigt.
- English meaning
- Upright
- Synonym
- gerade, senkrecht
- German example
- Er stand aufrecht und blickte in die Ferne.
- English example
- He stood upright and looked into the distance.
- Comparative
- aufrechterSuperlative: am aufrechtesten
Related words
- aufrechterhalten
Maintain
- Aufrechterhaltung
maintenance, preservation, upholding
- beybehalten
To maintain, to retain
- schichtweise
Arranged or carried out in layers or shifts.
- untragbar
unbearable, untenable
- Polizei
Police
- Kerzenständer
candlestick
- Thermostat
Thermostat
- Haltung
Posture describes the way someone stands, sits, or moves, but also the inner attitude or opinion about something.
- Sheriff
Sheriff
- Druckmittel
A propellant is a substance used to create or maintain pressure in a system.
- Wahrung
Preservation
- Gewaltmonopol
Monopoly on the use of force
- Habtachtstellung
Attention stance
- Kerzenhalter
Candle holder
- Aufmerksamkeitsmangel
Attention deficit
- Straußenfarn
ostrich fern
- zusammenfallen
to collapse
- Homöostase
Homeostasis refers to the maintenance of a stable internal state in the body or in a system.
- Gleichgewichtssinn
Sense of balance
- stehen
to stand
- regelnd
Regulating
- hegen
To cherish
- rechtdrehen
to straighten up
- gerade
straight, just now
- Mauer
Wall
- Tanne
fir tree
- Erdmännchen
Meerkat
- Polizist
Police officer
- Ernährung
Nutrition
- Buchstütze
Bookend
- strammstehen
To stand at attention
- Lupine
Lupine
- Seepferdchen
Seahorse
- Zwergpinscher
Miniature Pinscher
- Ordnungsamt
Public order office
- Osmoregulation
Osmoregulation
- Besatzungsarmee
Occupation army
- Gluconeogenese
Gluconeogenesis
- Nierentubulus
Renal tubule
- Exkretion
excretion
- Volkspolizei
People's Police
- Wasserturm
Water tower
- Hollandrad
Dutch bike
- Zweibeiner
biped
- Schwiegermutterzunge
Snake plant
- wahren
preserve
- umfallen
to fall over, to collapse
- dastehen
To stand there
Example sentences with “aufrecht”
Er stand aufrecht. (He stood upright.)
Frequently asked questions
Metaphorical meaning?
Means honest/courageous (ein aufrechter Mensch).