Narrow, slender - Schmal (The 1808th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Narrow, slender is Schmal. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity, measures, materials & quality, body & health. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1808th most common word in German. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common German words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: narrow, slender

German: schmal

Examples


The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.	Die Treppe zur Terrasse ist schmal, steil und dunkel.
The road is too narrow for cars.	Die Straße ist zu schmal für Autos.
The street is very narrow.	Die Straße ist sehr schmal.
There's narrow road to the village.	Die Straße, die zum Dorf führt, ist schmal.
This road is very narrow.	Diese Straße ist sehr schmal.
The street is too narrow for lorries.	Die Straße ist zu schmal für Lastwagen.
The streets are very narrow.	Die Straßen sind sehr schmal.
However, the double bed is quite narrow and a few coat hooks would be quite useful.	Allerdings ist das Doppelbett recht schmal und ein paar Garderobenhaken wären ganz nützlich.

The stand is not exactly narrow mo stable.	Der Ständer ist nicht gerade schmal mo stabil.
The design was deliberately kept narrow for unrestricted movement.	Die Form ist bewusst schmal gehalten, um Bewegungen nicht einzuschränken.
Leaves narrowly lance-shaped, pleated and hairy.	Blätter lanzettlich geformt, schmal, gefaltet und haarig.
Shoe lasts are narrow and elongated; rounded shapes dominate.	Die Leisten der Schuhe sind schmal und gestreckt; verrundete Formen dominieren.
Narrow enough to fit in most travel size cases.	Schmal genug für die meisten Reisetaschen.
These baby hair accessories are extra small and narrow.	Diese Babyhaar-Accessoires sind extra klein und schmal.
The leg on the other hand is cut relatively narrow.	Der Schaft ist hingegen relativ schmal geschnitten.
Most often, the corridor is long and narrow.	Meistens ist der Korridor lang und schmal.
A characteristic of the SL-shaped backpacks are particularly narrow and shorter shoulder straps.	Ein Charakteristikum der SL-Rucksäcke sind besonders schmal geformte und kürzere Schulterträger.
Channel structures and junctions are as narrow as a few hundred nanometers.	Die Kanalstrukturen und Kreuzungen sind wenige Hundert Nanometer schmal.
That means they are uncompromisingly wide at the front and narrow at the back.	Deshalb sind sie vorn kompromisslos breit und hinten schmal.
However, the political boundaries of the Paris Climate Agreement are visibly narrow.	Die politischen Grenzen des Pariser Klimaabkommens sind dennoch erkennbar schmal.
Beaches, however, are narrow and either rocky or concreted.	Strände sind allerdings schmal und entweder steinig oder betoniert.