dufte
great; cool (colloquial, old-fashioned)
Word details
- German meaning
- Umgangssprachlich für: gut, angenehm, prima; auch: wohlriechend.
- English meaning
- Colloquial for: good, pleasant, great; also: fragrant.
- Synonym
- toll, super
- German example
- Das Essen riecht dufte! / Das ist eine dufte Idee!
- English example
- The food smells great! / That's a great idea!
- Comparative
- dufterSuperlative: am duftesten
Related words
- duften
lovely
- duften
delightful
- duften
fragrant
- duften
to scent
- duften
to smell
- duften
to smell fragrant, to emit a pleasant odor
- duftend
fragrant
- verduften
Vanish, evaporate
- parfümiert
Perfumed, scented
- riechend
smelling
- Nelke
carnation
- Heuschober
Hay barn
- Jasmin
jasmine
- Akazie
Acacia
- Parfüm
perfume
- Potpourri
Potpourri
- Zeder
Cedar
- Goldlack
Wallflower is a plant with fragrant, yellow, orange, or red flowers.
- Ofenbrot
Oven-baked bread
- Levkoje
Stock
- Bettwäsche
bed linen
- Tuberose
Tuberose
- parfümieren
To perfume
- Rispe
Panicle
- Geissblatt
Honeysuckle
- Geissblattgewächs
Honeysuckle family
- Geißblattgewächs
Honeysuckle plant
- riechen
To smell
- verschwinden
To disappear
- wohlriechend
Fragrant
- aromatisch
aromatic
- harzig
resinous
- riechbar
smellable
- ofenfrisch
fresh from the oven
- Kamelie
camellia
- Apfelminze
Apple mint
- Maiglöckchen
Lily of the valley
- Oud
oud
- Jelängerjelieber
Honeysuckle
- Zirmet
Cinnamon
- Kaneel
cinnamon
- Duftanhänger
Scented air freshener
- Zeidelbast
Mezereon
- Myrte
Myrtle
- Geißblatt
Honeysuckle
- Sommerluft
Summer air
- frischgebacken
Freshly baked
- Flieder
Lilac
- Lindenbaum
Linden tree
Example sentences with “dufte”
Das ist ja dufte! (That's really great!)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'dufte' still used?
It is quite old-fashioned and slightly retro, mostly used by older generations.