Noun
das Stadtbild
Pronunciation: [ˈʃtatˌbɪlt]
the appearance of a town or city; townscape, cityscape, but referring more to its appearance as one walks through it, rather than the skyline
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plural Stadtbilder
Meanings
Noun
- the appearance of a town or city; townscape, cityscape, but referring more to its appearance as one walks through it, rather than the skyline
- the streets and public areas of a town or city, especially the centre and other areas of interest
Example sentence
Fachwerkhäuser prägen bis heute das Stadtbild.
Half-timbered houses dominate the town’s appearance to this day.
Word forms
singular
das Stadtbild
plural
die Stadtbilder
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Stadtbild
Accusativedas Stadtbild
Dativedem Stadtbild
Genitivedes Stadtbilds
Plural
Nominativedie Stadtbilder
Accusativedie Stadtbilder
Dativeden Stadtbildern
Genitiveder Stadtbilder
Usage
- das Stadtbild prägen — shape the appearance of a town or city
- Stadtbild / Stadtplan — townscape / town map; appearance and representation differ
Die breiten Alleen geben dem Stadtbild seinen besonderen Charakter.
The broad avenues give the townscape its distinctive character.