scheel
squinting; envious (archaic)
English translations
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scheel
Word details
- German meaning
- Scheel bedeutet schief oder seitwärts blickend, oft misstrauisch oder abwertend.
- English meaning
- Squinting or looking sideways, often suspiciously or disapprovingly.
- Synonym
- misstrauisch, argwöhnisch
- German example
- Er sah mich scheel an.
- English example
- He looked at me askance.
- Comparative
- scheelerSuperlative: am scheelsten
Related words
- Scheelit
scheelite
- Scheelit
Scheelite
- scheelsüchtig
envious
Example sentences with “scheel”
Er blickte sie scheel an. (He looked at her askance.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it common?
No, it is mostly used in the phrase 'scheel ansehen'.