Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #500
Word (Wort)

zumindest

Translation (Übersetzung) at least
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈtsʊmɪndəst]
B1
Adverb
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
conjunction adverb condition softening
Used to indicate a minimum condition or to soften a statement. Often used in spoken and written German to express a lower limit or to make a statement less absolute.

zumindest - German Adverb - zumindest Meaning - zumindest Translation - zumindest Adverb Examples

zumindest is a German Adverb

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zumindest Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Das Wetter ist heute zumindest trocken.
The weather is at least dry today.
Softening a statement about weather.
Du könntest zumindest versuchen, pünktlich zu sein.
You could at least try to be on time.
Expressing a minimum expectation.
Er ist zumindest ehrlich, wenn auch nicht höflich.
He is at least honest, if not polite.
Acknowledging a positive trait.

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zumindest Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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compound (Zusammensetzung)
zu
Meaning: to
Example: zu + mindest = zumindest
Adverb
root (Stamm)
mindest
Meaning: least
Example: der mindeste Betrag (the least amount)
Adjective

zumindest Usage - zumindest Collocations - zumindest Idioms - zumindest Synonyms - zumindest Antonyms

zumindest Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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zumindest Collocations (Kollokationen)

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zumindest einmal
at least once
High frequency
zumindest teilweise
at least partially
Medium frequency
zumindest theoretisch
at least theoretically
Medium frequency
zumindest vorübergehend
at least temporarily
Medium frequency
zumindest im Prinzip
at least in principle
Medium frequency
zumindest ansatzweise
at least roughly
Low frequency

zumindest Idioms (Redewendungen)

zumindest idioms and expressions. Learn German idioms containing zumindest with meanings and explanations. Master zumindest expressions used in everyday German.

Zumindest nicht schlechter als...
At least not worse than...
Used to compare something favorably by stating it's not inferior to something else.
Das ist zumindest etwas.
That's at least something.
Expressing that even a small positive aspect is better than nothing.

zumindest Synonyms (Synonyme)

zumindest synonyms - words with similar meanings. Find alternative words for zumindest and expand your German vocabulary. Learn zumindest similar words and their usage.

mindestens
Meaning: at least (minimum quantity)
High similarity
jedenfalls
Meaning: in any case
Medium similarity
immerhin
Meaning: after all
Medium similarity

zumindest Antonyms (Antonyme)

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höchstens
Meaning: at most
gar nicht
Meaning: not at all

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zumindest Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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mindestens wenigstens jedenfalls immerhin allerdings

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