Adjective
ungestraft
Pronunciation: /ˈʊnɡəˌʃtʁaːft/
scot-free
C2
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Meanings
Adjective
- scot-free
Example sentence
Er hat den Richter bestochen und kam ungestraft davon.
He bribed the judge and got off scot-free.
Usage
- ungestraft davonkommen — to get away without punishment
- nicht ungestraft bleiben — not to go unpunished; often a warning about consequences
In der Erzählung kam der Betrüger zunächst ungestraft davon.
In the story, the fraudster initially got away scot-free.