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Unhöflich - translation, pronunciation and examples

unhöflich
[ˈʊnhøːflɪç]

rude

🇩🇪 German
[ˈʊnhøːflɪç]
🇷🇺 Russian
[ˈgrubɨj]
Meaning of unhöflich

behaving impolitely

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation[ˈʊnhøːflɪç]
CEFRA2
How important is this wordoften
rude

When to use unhöflich

rude remark

грубое замечание

rude behavior

грубое поведение

rude tone

грубый тон

rude joke

грубая шутка

rude answer

грубый ответ

unhöflich usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Это был грубый ответ.

Das war eine unhöfliche Antwort.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Не будь грубым со своими гостями.

Sei nicht unhöflich zu deinen Gästen.

Similar words

unhöflich

implies coarse or rough behavior or speech; often connotes bluntness or physical brusqueness.

frech

means cheeky or impudent; can be playful or offensive depending on context.

rau

means rough or harsh manner or tone of voice; can be less personal than malicious rudeness, more about toughness.

vorlaut

indicates forwardness or impertinence in speech, speaking too boldly or interrupting; a sense of impudence in talk.

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unhöflich belongs to the topic "Personality Traits". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

unhöflichгрубый
freundlichдобрый
intelligentумный
leiseтихий
langweiligскучный
faulленивый
wütendзлой

unhöflich synonyms

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What's the difference between unhöflich / frech / rau / vorlaut

🇩🇪German
unhöflich

implies coarse or rough behavior or speech; often connotes bluntness or physical brusqueness.

A2Very Often

Sein grobes Benehmen verletzte viele Gäste.

Его грубое поведение обидело многих гостей.

F
🇩🇪German
frech

means cheeky or impudent; can be playful or offensive depending on context.

A2Often

Das Kind war frech und widersetzte sich den Anweisungen.

Ребёнок был нахальным и не подчинялся указаниям.

🇩🇪German

means rough or harsh manner or tone of voice; can be less personal than malicious rudeness, more about toughness.

A2Often

Seine raue Art wirkte einschüchternd.

Его грубая манера оказалась запугивающей.

V
🇩🇪German
vorlaut

indicates forwardness or impertinence in speech, speaking too boldly or interrupting; a sense of impudence in talk.

A2Rarely

Er wurde vorlaut und unterbrach den Redner.

Он стал дерзким и перебил докладчика.

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How to pronounce unhöflich and what this word means

unhöflich translation: rude. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce unhöflich

[ˈʊnhøːflɪç]

unhöflich translation

rude

unhöflich examples

Das war eine unhöfliche Antwort.

unhöflich transcription

[ˈʊnhøːflɪç]

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unhöflich meaning: what does it mean?

sich unhöflich und respektlos verhaltend

unhöflich pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

unhöflich is pronounced as [ˈʊnhøːflɪç]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

unhöflich definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Das war eine unhöfliche Antwort. Translation: Это был грубый ответ.

Is unhöflich part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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