Adverb / Adjective
lauter
Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊ̯tɐ/
nothing but
B1
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Meanings
Adverb
- nothing but
- lots of
Adjective
- honest, sincere (literary)
- pure (literary)
Example sentence
Er redet heute wieder lauter Unsinn.
He's talking nothing but nonsense again today.
Usage
- lauter Fragen — Here lauter means nothing but or a whole lot of.
- lauter / lauter sprechen — The first use differs from the comparative of laut.
In der Schublade liegen lauter alte Schlüssel.
There are nothing but old keys in the drawer.