Vokabahn

der Anlauf

B2 Noun frequency rank #6,018

What Anlauf means

Noun

  1. run-up (used with nehmen)
  2. attempt, try
  3. tarnish

Forms

der Anlauf · die Anläufe

Plural: Anläufe

Pronunciation

Anlauf in a sentence

Beim zweiten Anlauf hat er die Prüfung bestanden.

He passed the exam at the second attempt.

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Anlauf is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #6,018 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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