brauchbar
useful; serviceable; usable
English translations
- 01
usable
- 02
serviceable
- 03
practical
Word details
- German meaning
- Geeignet oder nützlich für einen bestimmten Zweck.
- English meaning
- Usable
- Synonym
- nützlich, verwendbar
- German example
- Dieses Werkzeug ist sehr brauchbar.
- English example
- This tool is very usable.
- Comparative
- brauchbarerSuperlative: am brauchbarsten
Related words
- Brauchbarkeit
Usability, utility
- unbrauchbar
unusable, worthless
- vergiften
to poison
- ausmustern
To discard
- verbauen
to obstruct
- abgelaufen
expired
- untauglich
Unfit
- nutzbar
Usable
- unspielbar
Unplayable
- unverwertbar
Unusable means that something cannot be used or reused because it is worthless or unusable.
- Schienenwolf
Rail breaker
- gebrauchsfähig
Usable means that something is in a condition that allows it to be used.
- Verwendbarkeit
usability, applicability
- Nutzwert
Utility value
- Gebrauchsfähigkeit
Usability
- verderben
To spoil
- verwerfen
Reject
- kaputtmachen
To break, to destroy
- vergällen
To denature means to make a substance unpalatable or unusable, usually by adding a bitter or toxic additive.
- nutzlos
Useless
- nützlich
Useful
- verwendbar
usable, applicable
- verworfen
Rejected
- kaduk
Inferior, worthless, unusable
- ministrabel
Eligible for ministerial office
- schrottreif
Scrapped
- unbenutzbar
Unusable
- benutzbar
Usable
- verkorksend
Botched means that something is spoiled or rendered unusable by a cork, often figuratively for situations ruined by inability or incompetence. None
- Freeganer
A freegan is a person who tries to minimize their consumption by using discarded but still usable food and items.
- Zerstörung
Destruction means the act of destroying something or the state of being destroyed.
- Tauglichkeit
Suitability
- Müll
Trash
- Anwendbarkeit
Applicability
- verschleißen
To wear out, to deteriorate
- verschleissen
To wear out
- ruinieren
to ruin
- zugrunderichten
To ruin, to destroy
- die Spreu vom Weizen trennen
To separate the wheat from the chaff
- einrosten
To rust, to get out of practice
- verfaulen
to rot, to decay
- zersingen
to shatter by singing
- im Eimer sein
To be broken, to be ruined
- zerschießen
To ruin, to destroy (by shooting)
- vergammeln
To rot, to decay, to spoil.
- abgewirtschaftet
Worn out means that something has been used up, run down, or become unusable.
- anwendbar
Applicable
- verrostet
Rusty
- verwertbar
Usable
Example sentences with “brauchbar”
Das ist ein sehr brauchbarer Vorschlag. (That is a very useful suggestion.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'usable' in German?
'Brauchbar' is the ideal word when something can be used or is fit for a purpose.