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Seicht - translation, pronunciation and examples

seicht
[zaɪ̯çt]

shallow

🇩🇪 German
[zaɪ̯çt]
🇷🇺 Russian
[ˈmʲelkʲɪj]
Meaning of seicht

having little depth

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation[zaɪ̯çt]
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How important is this wordoften
shallow

When to use seicht

shallow water

мелкая вода

shallow pool

мелкий бассейн

shallow river

мелкая река

shallow dish

мелкая тарелка

shallow bowl

мелкая миска

seicht usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Там вода мелкая.

Das Wasser ist dort seicht.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Здесь река очень мелкая.

Der Fluss ist hier sehr seicht.

Similar words

seicht

Also means not deep, but is used more often for water, riverbeds, or swimming areas. It sounds a bit more descriptive or literary than "flach".

flach

Means physically not deep: used for water, bowls, holes, surfaces. It is the closest match to the primary meaning.

oberflächlich

Means "superficial" in a figurative sense: lacking depth in thoughts, feelings, or knowledge. Not used for physical depth.

banal

Means "banal" or "hackneyed": something unoriginal, dull, or too simple. It focuses on lack of originality rather than depth itself.

trivial

Means "trivial": unimportant, too simple, or minor. Often used for questions, details, or ideas that are not considered significant.

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

seichtмелкий
dünnтонкий
schwerтяжёлый
leichtлёгкий
hartтвёрдый
weichмягкий
winzigкрошечный

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🇩🇪German
seicht

Also means not deep, but is used more often for water, riverbeds, or swimming areas. It sounds a bit more descriptive or literary than "flach".

A2Often

In diesem Bereich ist das Wasser untief.

В этом месте вода неглубокая.

🇩🇪German

Means physically not deep: used for water, bowls, holes, surfaces. It is the closest match to the primary meaning.

A2Very Often

Der See ist dort sehr flach.

Там озеро очень мелкое.

O
🇩🇪German
oberflächlich

Means "superficial" in a figurative sense: lacking depth in thoughts, feelings, or knowledge. Not used for physical depth.

A2Very Often

Seine Analyse war oberflächlich.

Его анализ был поверхностным.

B
🇩🇪German
banal

Means "banal" or "hackneyed": something unoriginal, dull, or too simple. It focuses on lack of originality rather than depth itself.

A2Often

Das ist ein banaler Witz.

Это банальная шутка.

T
🇩🇪German
trivial

Means "trivial": unimportant, too simple, or minor. Often used for questions, details, or ideas that are not considered significant.

A2Often

Das ist nur eine triviale Frage.

Это всего лишь тривиальный вопрос.

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seicht translation: shallow. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce seicht

[zaɪ̯çt]

seicht translation

shallow

seicht examples

Das Wasser ist dort seicht.

seicht transcription

[zaɪ̯çt]

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seicht meaning: what does it mean?

mit geringer Tiefe; nicht tief

seicht pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Das Wasser ist dort seicht. Translation: Там вода мелкая.

Is seicht part of Adjectives vocabulary?

Yes, seicht (shallow) can be learned in the Adjectives topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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