Noun
der Boulevard
Pronunciation: /buləˈvaːr/
boulevard, avenue, broad street (typically outside the German-speaking countries, especially in France)
C1
rank #6,090
plural Boulevards
Meanings
Noun
- boulevard, avenue, broad street (typically outside the German-speaking countries, especially in France)
Example sentence
Die Cafés am Boulevard waren an diesem Abend alle voll.
The cafés on the boulevard were all full that evening.
Word forms
singular
der Boulevard
plural
die Boulevards
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Boulevard
Accusativeden Boulevard
Dativedem Boulevard
Genitivedes Boulevards
Plural
Nominativedie Boulevards
Accusativedie Boulevards
Dativeden Boulevards
Genitiveder Boulevards
Usage
- auf einem Boulevard spazieren — Stroll along a broad avenue, often described with this borrowed word abroad.
- Boulevard / Boulevardpresse — Boulevardpresse is tabloid journalism, not simply newspapers about a street.
Die breiten Gehwege des Boulevards sind von Bäumen gesäumt.
The boulevard's wide pavements are lined with trees.