stare
dasNounstarlings (bird); stars (plural of Star)
English translations
- 01
gaze
- 02
glare
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Starenkästchen ist ein umgangssprachlicher Begriff für einen fest installierten Blitzer zur Geschwindigkeitsüberwachung im Straßenverkehr.
- English meaning
- Speed camera
- German example
- Er wurde von einem Starenkästchen geblitzt, weil er zu schnell gefahren ist.
- English example
- He was flashed by a speed camera because he was speeding.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Starenkästchen
- Plural Form
- die Starenkästchen
Related words
- Starenkasten
A speed camera is a colloquial term for a device used to monitor speed in road traffic.
- Gaum
stare
- stieren
to stare
- gaffen
To stare, to gawk
- fixieren
Fix, secure, stare
- Star
Star
- anglotzen
to stare rudely
- glotzen
To stare, to gawk
- Neuschöpfung
Neologism, coinage
- starren
To stare means to look at someone or something for a long time and intensely, often without blinking.
- gedankenverloren
Lost in thought, absent-minded
- ansenken
to stare at
- stieren
To stare
- anstarren
To stare
- hinstarren
To stare
- niederstarren
to stare down
- bewegungslos
motionless
Example sentences with “stare”
Die Stare ziehen im Herbst nach Süden. (The starlings migrate south in autumn.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the singular of 'Stare'?
The singular of 'Stare' (birds) is 'der Star'. Note that 'der Star' (celebrity) also has the plural 'die Stars'.