linge
derNoundie Wäsche (common usage)
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine schwache oder kraftlose Person, körperlich oder charakterlich.
- English meaning
- A weak or powerless person, physically or in character.
- Synonym
- Weichling, Feigling
- German example
- Er wurde von den anderen Kindern als Schwächling gehänselt.
- English example
- He was teased by the other children as a weakling.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Schwächling
- Plural Form
- die Schwächlinge
Related words
- wäsche
linge
- leinen
linge
- Eindringling
Intruder
- Jüngling
Youth, young man
- Erdling
Earthling
- Befall
Infestation
- Schädling
Pest
- Springmesser
switchblade
- Republikflüchtling
"Republikflüchtling" was a derogatory term used in the GDR for people who illegally left the GDR to flee to West Germany or other Western countries.
- Anilingelb
Aniline yellow
- Pflanzenschutz
Plant protection
- Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel
Pesticide
- Polierstahl
Honing steel
- Bootsflüchtling
Boat refugee
- Vierling
Quadruplets
- Wirtschaftsflüchtling
Economic migrant
- Eingliederung
Integration
- Eisverkäufer
Ice cream vendor
- Babyschwimmen
Baby swimming is a class for infants and toddlers where they move in the water and playfully get used to the element of water.
- Zweiklang
Dyad
- Widerling
Disgusting person, repulsive individual
- Käsemesser
A cheese knife is a specialized knife used for cutting cheese, often with holes in the blade to prevent sticking.
- Röhrling
bolete
- Butterröhrling
slippery jack
- Stiftshütte
simple wooden hut
- Handwerksmeister
Master craftsman
- Muselman
Muslim (in concentration camp context)
- Eismann
Ice cream man
- Lingerie
Lingerie refers to delicate women's underwear, often made from fine fabrics such as silk or lace.
- Sonderling
Eccentric
- Sanderling
Sanderling
- Ästling
Fledgling
- Agrikulturchemie
Agricultural chemistry is the application of chemistry in agriculture to increase yields and control pests.
- Edeling
Young nobleman, scion of nobility
- Schössling
sapling, shoot
- Gewirk
A knitted fabric is a textile structure created by interlocking loops of yarn, similar to knitting but made by machine.
- Silberling
Silverling
- Erstling
debut, first work
- Zögling
Protégé, ward
- Heuerling
Farm laborer
- Einling
Singleton
- Mehrling
Multiple birth offspring
- Günstling
Favorite
- Simulant
Malingerer
- Steingreßling
Minnow
- Klappmesser
Pocket knife
- Hackbeil
Cleaver
- Glöcklein
Small bell, little bell
- Spatel
Spatula
- Umklammerer
Clinger
- Pflegling
Dependent
Example sentences with “linge”
Ich muss die Linge waschen. (I have to wash the laundry.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Linge' a standard German word?
No, 'Wäsche' is the correct German term for laundry or linen.