Foul, bad - Übel (The 2715th Most Common German Word)
The German word for Foul, bad is Übel. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2715th most common word in German. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about body & health, sport, sickness & injuries, food, measures. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.
Pronunciation
English:
foul, bad
German:
übel
Examples
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She has a bad reputation. | Sie ist übel beleumundet. |
He smells bad. | Er riecht übel. |
She smells bad. | Sie riecht übel. |
They smell bad. | Sie riechen übel. |
It smells bad. | Es riecht übel. |
That will end badly. | Das wird übel enden. |
That's not bad, either. | Das ist auch nicht übel. |
Daddy says it's bad when people get divorced. | Dad sagt: Übel, wenn Leute sich scheiden lassen. |
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Aaron was badly assaulted before he died. | Aaron wurde übel zusammengeschlagen, bevor er gestorben ist. |
Human hair will smell foul and show white smoke when burning. | Menschenhaar riecht übel und zeigt beim Verbrennen weißen Rauch. |
Despite the structuring, the sliding properties are not at all bad. | Trotz der Strukturierung sind die Gleiteigenschaften keineswegs übel. |
On the other hand bad news is severely punished. | Doch andererseits schlechte Nachricht wird übel bestraft. |
Well, somebody worked Troy over pretty badly. | Irgendjemand hat Troy ziemlich übel zugerichtet. |
It's not bad for, like, 30 minutes. | Nicht übel für eine halbe Stunde. |
He is very good at jumping and doesn't take a bad distance badly. | Er ist sehr brav am sprung und nimmt einem auch mal eine schlechte Distanz nicht übel. |
He had never seen such a bad boy. | Er hatte nie einen so schlechten Jungen gesehen. |
I may be as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best. | Ich bin vielleicht so schlecht wie das Schlimmste, aber Gott sei Dank bin ich so gut wie das Beste. |
The worse the baddie, the better the film. | Je schlimmer der Bösewicht, desto besser der Film. |
Saying what you think is not a bad thing. | Zu sagen, was du denkst, ist keine schlechte Sache. |
Don't be a bad boy. | Sei kein schlechter Junge. |
You're a bad person. | Du bist ein schlechter Mensch. |
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