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schlimmer — worse in German

adjectiveUnleveled
Pronunciation

/ˈʃlɪmɐ/

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Level

Unleveled

Frequency

80/100

Source Rank

#811

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Example Sentences

Es könnte schlimmer sein.

It could be worse.

Es ist schlimmer geworden.

It's become worse.

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certain, sure

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American

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economic

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decisive, significant, crucial

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even, flat, level, plane, planar

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rear, back, posterior

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real, actual, true

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