mau
dull; poor; sluggish
English translations
- 01
mew
- 02
meow
Word details
- German meaning
- Umgangssprachlich für: nicht viel, wenig, schwach.
- English meaning
- Weak, faint
- Synonym
- schwach, dürftig
- German example
- Ich habe nur ein maues Interesse an dem Thema.
- English example
- I have only a faint interest in the topic.
- Comparative
- mauerSuperlative: am mauesten
Related words
- Mauschel
Schemer, conniver
- Maultrommel
Jew's harp
- Maultier
Mule
- Mausklick
Mouse click
- Mausoleum
mausoleum
- Mauerbau
Wall construction refers to the process of building a wall.
- maulwurfgrau
Taupe, mole gray
- Mauser
Molting
- Mauritius-Ralle
Red Rail
- Maurerdekolleté
Plumber's crack
- Maultasche
Maultasche (Swabian dumpling)
- Mauszeiger
Mouse cursor
- mauen
To sulk, to grumble
- mausetot
stone-dead
- mauritisch
Mauritian
- Mauke
Greasy heel
- Maure
Moor
- Mauretanierin
Mauritanian woman
- mauern
to build a wall
- Mauretanier
Mauritanian
- Mauerspecht
A wallpecker is a tool for breaking walls or a colloquial term for a construction worker.
- Maulschelle
Slap in the face
- Maulaffe
Simpleton, fool
- Maulheld
braggart, blowhard
- maulfaul
Taciturn, reticent, or unwilling to speak.
- Maus
Mouse
- mausgrau
Mouse-grey
- Mausefalle
Mouse trap
- Maulbeere
Mulberry
- Mauer
Wall
- maurisch
Moorish
- Mauersegler
Swift
- Mauervorsprung
Ledge
- mautfrei
Toll-free
- Maurer
bricklayer
- Mauernische
Wall niche
- Mauß
Female cat
- maustot
Dead as a doornail, utterly exhausted
- Maulkorb
Muzzle
- Mauerkronenstein
Coping stone
- mausern
to molt, to transform
- maunzen
to whine
- mauzen
To meow
- Maut
Toll
- maulen
to grumble, to grouse
- mautpflichtig
subject to toll
- Mauerassel
woodlouse, pillbug
- mause
To pilfer, to swipe
- Maulwurf
Mole
Example sentences with “mau”
Das Geschäft läuft heute mau. (Business is sluggish today.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it colloquial?
Yes, informal.