Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #5000
Word (Wort)

der Kiefer

Translation (Übersetzung) jaw
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈkiːfɐ]
B1
Nouns
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
body medical anatomy
Der Kiefer (jaw) is a masculine noun. Do not confuse with die Kiefer (pine tree).

Kiefer - German Nouns - Kiefer Meaning - Kiefer Translation - Kiefer Nouns Examples

Kiefer is a German Nouns

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Kiefer Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Er hat sich den Kiefer gebrochen.
He broke his jaw.
Injury
Sie biss die Zähne zusammen und spannte den Kiefer an.
She clenched her teeth and tensed her jaw.
Anger or determination

Kiefer — common mistakes (English)

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  • Using 'die Kiefer' for jaw
    Der Kiefer
    Die Kiefer means pine tree; der Kiefer is the jaw.

Kiefer Word Family - Kiefer Related Words - Kiefer Family Members

Kiefer Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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Related noun (verwandtes Nomen)
Kieferorthopädie
Meaning: orthodontics
Example: Die Kieferorthopädie behandelt Fehlstellungen der Zähne.
Noun

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Kiefer Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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Kiefer Collocations (Kollokationen)

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den Kiefer brechen
to break the jaw
Medium frequency
den Kiefer zusammenbeißen
to clench one's jaw
High frequency
Kieferorthopäde
orthodontist
Medium frequency

Kiefer Idioms (Redewendungen)

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den Kiefer nicht auseinanderbekommen
not to get one's jaw apart
To be unable to speak or eat due to shock or injury

Kiefer Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Kinnlade
Meaning: jawbone
High similarity

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Kiefer Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

Kiefer semantically related words - words that are conceptually or thematically related to Kiefer. Explore Kiefer related vocabulary and discover words in the same semantic field. Learn Kiefer contextually related words to expand your German vocabulary.

Zahn Mund Kinn Gesicht

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