kurrent
current, prevailing (rare in standard German, mostly historical)
English translations
- 01
current
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine alte deutsche Schreibschrift.
- English meaning
- Kurrent
- German example
- Viele alte Dokumente sind in Kurrent geschrieben.
- English example
- Many old documents are written in Kurrent.
Related words
- Kurrentschrift
Kurrent script
- interkurrent
Intercurrent
- Konkurrent
Competitor
- Skrupel
scruple
- ausbooten
To outmaneuver
- Ränkchen
Intrigue, trick
- verächtlich
Contemptuous means regarding someone or something with great lack of respect and as worthless.
- Herausforderer
Challenger
- Dumpingpreis
Dumping price
- abmahnen
To issue a formal warning to someone for misconduct or a violation of law, demanding that they cease the behavior.
- abdrängen
to push aside
- nachstehen
To be inferior, to lag behind
- verachtend
Contemptuous, disdainful
- aasfressig
Carrion-eating; figuratively: greedy, voracious None
- Schreibschrift
Cursive
- Rivale
Rival
- Nebenbuhler
Rival
- Wettbewerber
A competitor is a person or company that operates in the same market or field as oneself and tries to achieve similar goals.
- Beinstellen
To deliberately trip someone to make them fall; figuratively: to hinder or sabotage someone.
- Wettkämpfer
Competitor
- Wettkämpferin
A competitor is a female person who participates in a competition.
- Ausspionierung
Espionage
- anschwärzen
To defame, to slander
- ausmanövrieren
Outmaneuver means to outwit or overcome someone by skillful maneuvering.
- schwärzen
to blacken, to defame
- übertrumpfen
Outdo
- rival
Rival means that someone is in competition or contest and is trying to be better than another person or group.
- neidlos
Unenvious, without envy
Example sentences with “kurrent”
Die kurrenten Preise sind zu hoch. (The current prices are too high - archaic usage.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'kurrent' still used in modern German?
It is rarely used for 'current' today, as 'aktuell' is preferred. Historically, it refers to 'Kurrentschrift', a style of German cursive handwriting.