The German word for road is
Straße
Gender
The gender of Straße is feminine. E.g. die Straße.Plural
The plural of Straße is Straßen.German Definition
| road | |
| Substantiv: | |
| [1] Straße | |
| [1] He had to walk in the road. | |
| Er musste auf der Straße gehen. |
Translations for road and their definitions
| Straße |  | ||
| n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement) | |||
| Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street. | |||
| Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf. | |||
| Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic. | |||
| n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.) | |||
| n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone | |||
| n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group | |||
| n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these | |||
| n-f. strait (channel of water) | |||
| n-f. (poker) straight | |||
| Weg | ||
| n. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic) | ||
| Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg. - The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path. | ||
| n. route, way (to get from one place to another) | ||
| Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck? - Do you know the way to Schönebeck? | ||
| auf dem Weg - on the way | ||
| n. method, way (of doing something) | ||
| Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten. - We found a way to extract milk from oats. | ||
| Mittel und Wege - ways and means | ||
| n. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement | ||
| in den Weg - in the way | ||
| aus dem Weg - out of the way | ||
| adv. away | ||
| Geh weg! - Go away! | ||
| adv. gone, not there | ||
| Meine Tasche ist weg. - My bag is gone. | ||
| Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen. - ... you can also leave it away. | ||
| adv. (now rare) minus | ||
| adv. (regional, Westphalia) from | ||
| Wo bist du denn weg? - And you, where do you come from? | ||
| adv. (informal) unconscious; passed out | ||
| adv. (informal) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness | ||
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