Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #1500
Word (Wort)

der Krebs

Translation (Übersetzung) crab, cancer
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [kʁeːps]
A2
Nouns
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
animals health biology medicine zodiac
Krebs has two main meanings: 1) the zodiac sign Cancer, 2) the animal crab, 3) the disease cancer. Context determines which meaning is intended.

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Krebs is a German Nouns

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Krebs Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Der Krebs ist ein Tier, das im Meer lebt.
The crab is an animal that lives in the sea.
Animal meaning
Mein Onkel hat Krebs.
My uncle has cancer.
Disease meaning
Sie ist im Sternzeichen Krebs geboren.
She was born under the zodiac sign Cancer.
Astrological meaning

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Krebs Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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compound (Zusammensetzung)
Krebsgeschwulst
Meaning: cancerous growth
Example: Die Krebsgeschwulst wurde operativ entfernt.
Noun
Krebsforschung
Meaning: cancer research
Example: Die Krebsforschung macht Fortschritte.
Noun
derived (abgeleitet)
krebserregend
Meaning: carcinogenic
Example: Rauchen ist krebserregend.
Adjective

Krebs Usage - Krebs Collocations - Krebs Idioms - Krebs Synonyms - Krebs Antonyms

Krebs Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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Krebs Collocations (Kollokationen)

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Krebs bekommen
to get cancer
High frequency
Krebs heilen
to cure cancer
High frequency
Krebs im Frühstadium
cancer in early stage
Medium frequency
Krebs im Endstadium
terminal cancer
Medium frequency
Krebs fangen
to catch crabs
Low frequency
Krebs essen
to eat crab
Low frequency

Krebs Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Krebs gehen
to walk sideways/crabwalk
To move sideways like a crab, often used metaphorically for avoiding direct action
Wie ein Krebs rückwärts gehen
to go backwards like a crab
To regress or move backward in progress
Sternzeichen Krebs
zodiac sign Cancer
Refers to the astrological sign

Krebs Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Karzinom
Meaning: carcinoma
High similarity
Tumor
Meaning: tumor
Medium similarity
Krustentier
Meaning: crustacean
Low similarity

Krebs Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Gesundheit
Meaning: health
Heilung
Meaning: recovery/cure

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Krebs Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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

Tier Krankheit Sternzeichen Meer Gesundheit Medizin

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