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unheimlich — eerie, scary, uncanny in German

adjectiveB1
Pronunciation

/ˈʊnhaimlɪç/

Quick Facts

Level

B1

Frequency

59/100

Source Rank

#1,871

Practice Path

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Example Sentences

Langsam wird’s unheimlich.

This is getting scary.

Es herrschte unheimliche Stille.

There was an eerie silence.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, licensed under CC BY 2.0 FR.

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