German Conversation · Level 12
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German word
Highlight
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈhaɪ̯laɪ̯t/
Meaning
- neuter nounhighlight
Example
Die Highlights des Festivals waren das Feuerwerk und die Bands.
The highlights of the festival were the fireworks and the bands.
More examples
Viele Besucher nannten den Song als ihr persönliches Highlight.
Many visitors described the song as their personal highlight.
Core concept
The brightest feature in a festival or program, standing out from everything around it.
Common phrases
zum Highlight zählen
count as a highlight
das Highlight der Saison
the season's highlight
Similar words
Höhepunkt: The high point of a festival or event.
Glanzlicht: A particularly brilliant or impressive feature.
Definition in German
ein hervorstechender Punkt oder Programmpunkt, der als besonders attraktiv oder wichtig wahrgenommen wird
Word origin
German borrowed Highlight from English highlight, a noun formed from high and light for the most noticeable or important part.
Usage tips
- Highlight is neuter in German, so the singular form is das Highlight and the plural is die Highlights.
Other meanings
- attractionnoun
- showstoppernoun
Opposites
- Nebensachetrivial matternoun
Related words
- Highlightlistelist of highlightsnoun