Danish

Adjective

streng

1. severe

Noun

streng

1. string

Category:Danish adjectives Category:Danish nouns

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at Nl-streng.ogg

Adjective

streng

1. strict, severe, rigorous, unbending, cruel

Derived terms

• gestreng, strengelijk
• gestrengheid, strengheid

Noun

streng (plural strengen) or

1. string, twined object, as most ropes or cords

Derived terms

• strengel
• strengenkabel
• strengkoker
• strengpan

References

Category:Dutch adjectives Category:Dutch nouns

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German

Etymology

From the Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (strong), from Germanic *strangja- (tight, tense), from the Proto-Indo-European *strenk- (taut); related to the Proto-Indo-European ster- (stiff). Cf. the German Strenge and the English strong.

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at De-at-streng.ogg
• IPA: /ʃtʀɛŋ/
• : Hyphenation: streng, comparative stren·ger, superlative am strengs·ten

Adjective

1. severe, rigid, strict

1. * 1787 CE: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont
2. *: Ich sehe kein Mittel, weder strenges noch gelindes, dem Übel zu steuern.
3. *:: I see no means, neither severe nor mild, by which to stem the evil.
4. very much, strictly
5. * 1993 CE: Die Ärzte, Lieber Tee
6. *: Da rauchen sie dann Haschisch ... aber dass ist streng geheim.
7. *:: There they smoke hashish ... but that is very much secret.

Usage notes

• When streng is used with a verb in the sense of strongly / severely, it can be translated into English using an adverb : dass ist streng geheim : that is strictly secret.

Synonyms

• autoritär
• genau, grundsätzlich, gnadenlos, erbarmungslos, entschieden
• hart, schwer
• puritanisch, einfach, schlicht
• scharf, penetrant, beißend

Antonyms

• gelind

Related terms

• Strenge

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Old English

Etymology

Common Germanic *strangiz-. Cf. Old High German stranc and Old Norse strengr.

Noun

streng

1. string

Category:Old English nouns

de:streng fr:streng ko:streng io:streng nl:streng ja:streng ru:streng vi:streng