Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #100
Word (Wort)

Zitrone

Translation (Übersetzung) lemon
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /tsɪˈtʁoːnə/
A1
Nouns
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Tags (Tags)
A1 food cooking fruit beverages
A common fruit noun in German, often used in cooking, beverages, and idiomatic expressions. It's a feminine noun (die Zitrone).

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Zitrone is a German Nouns

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Zitrone Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Ich kaufe eine Zitrone auf dem Markt.
I buy a lemon at the market.
Shopping for groceries.
Die Zitrone schmeckt sauer.
The lemon tastes sour.
Describing taste.
Wir brauchen zwei Zitronen für den Kuchen.
We need two lemons for the cake.
Cooking/baking.

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Zitrone Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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derived noun (abgeleitetes Substantiv)
Zitronat
Meaning: candied lemon peel
Example: Zitronat wird oft in Weihnachtsgebäck verwendet.
Noun
compound noun (zusammengesetztes Substantiv)
Zitronenbaum
Meaning: lemon tree
Example: Der Zitronenbaum trägt viele Früchte.
Noun
related verb (verwandtes Verb)
zitronieren
Meaning: to lemon (to add lemon flavor)
Tense: Präsens
Example: Sie zitroniert den Teig für mehr Geschmack.
Verb

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Zitrone Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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Zitrone Collocations (Kollokationen)

Zitrone collocations are common word combinations that native speakers use. Learn Zitrone word combinations and how to use Zitrone with other words naturally.

frische Zitrone
fresh lemon
High frequency
Zitrone auspressen
to squeeze a lemon
High frequency
Zitronensaft
lemon juice
High frequency
Zitronenschale
lemon peel
Medium frequency
Zitronenlimonade
lemonade
Medium frequency
Zitronentee
lemon tea
Medium frequency
Zitronenkuchen
lemon cake
Medium frequency
saure Zitrone
sour lemon
Low frequency

Zitrone Idioms (Redewendungen)

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

Das ist mir sauer aufgestoßen wie eine Zitrone.
That left a sour taste in my mouth (like a lemon).
Used to express that something was unpleasant or disappointing.
Aus einer Zitrone Limonade machen.
To make lemonade out of lemons.
To make the best out of a bad situation.
Sauer wie eine Zitrone sein.
To be as sour as a lemon.
Describing someone who is in a bad mood or grumpy.
Die Zitrone ist ausgepresst.
The lemon is squeezed out.
Meaning something is exhausted or used up.
Zitronen im Gesicht haben.
To have lemons on one's face.
An old-fashioned expression meaning to look sour or displeased.

Zitrone Synonyms (Synonyme)

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

Zitrusfrucht
Meaning: citrus fruit
Medium similarity
Limone
Meaning: lime/lemon
High similarity
Sauerfrucht
Meaning: sour fruit
Low similarity

Zitrone Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Orange
Meaning: orange
süße Frucht
Meaning: sweet fruit

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Zitrone Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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Limone Orange Grapefruit Zitrusfrucht sauer Frucht Saft

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