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schlau

C1 Adjective frequency rank #3,121

What schlau means

Adjective

  1. clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's goals; slightly sly or cunning (but not usually implying any evil intentions)
  2. bright, intelligent, clever (with no such overtone at all)

Pronunciation

schlau in a sentence

Das war schlau, die Karten schon vorher zu kaufen.

That was clever, buying the tickets in advance.

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schlau is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #3,121 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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