lacker
der Lackierer
Word details
- German meaning
- Flackernd oder unregelmäßig leuchtend, wie ein Irrlicht; auch im übertragenen Sinne für etwas, das unbeständig oder trügerisch ist.
- English meaning
- Flickering, shimmering
- Synonym
- flackernd, schimmernd
- German example
- Das irrlichternde Licht der Kerze erzeugte eine unheimliche Atmosphäre.
- English example
- The flickering light of the candle created an eerie atmosphere.
Related words
- Lack
lacker
- Firnis
lacker
- Flamme
flame
- Irrlicht
A will-o'-the-wisp is a faint, flickering light sometimes seen over marshes or swamps, possibly caused by the spontaneous combustion of marsh gas.
- Treibarbeit
Repoussé
- Abbeizmittel
Paint stripper
- Plackerei
"Toil" means hard, exhausting work, often without much success.
- Knochenjob
Backbreaking job
- Knochenarbeit
Hard labor
- funkeln
sparkle
- flackern
flicker
- irrlichtern
To flicker, to mislead
- funzelig
dim
- ticken
Tick / to be crazy
- Kerzenflamme
Candle flame
- Drecksarbeit
Dirty work
- Geflirre
Flicker
- flirren
To shimmer, to flicker
- wabern
To shimmer, to flicker
- Leuchtröhre
fluorescent tube
- Wackelkontakt
loose contact
- Schinderei
Drudgery
- Dreckarbeit
Dirty work
Example sentences with “lacker”
The lacker painted the car. (Der Lackierer hat das Auto lackiert.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the German for 'lacker' (person)?
The term is 'der Lackierer'.