luft

German Luft (“air”)

luft (uncountable)

1. (chess) Space made for a castled king to give it a flight square to prevent a back-rank mate.

German Luft

luft m

1. (informal) air

• See also vzduch

• luft in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• luft in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

luft c (definite singular luften) (uncountable)

1. air

• luftmodstand
• luftskib

• IPA^(key): [lʊft]

luft f (genitive singular luftar, uncountable)

1. air
2. atmosphere, sky

• skýggj
• tora
• snarljós

• lift(e), left(e), lüfte

From Old English lyft (“air, atmosphere, firmament”), from Proto-Germanic *luftuz (“air, upper region”). More at lift.

lüft

1. air
2. atmosphere
3. heavens, sky, firmament

• English lift ("the sky, atmosphere")

luft f or m (definite singular lufta or luften, uncountable)

1. air

From Middle Low German lucht.

• IPA^(key): /lʉft/

luft f (definite singular lufta, uncountable)

1. air

• “luft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• lufte

From Proto-Germanic *luftuz (“air, upper region”).

luft

1. air
2. the sky

• North Frisian: loft (“the sky”)

From German Luft.

• IPA^(key): /lûft/

lȕft m (Cyrillic spelling лу̏фт)

1. (colloquial) air

• vàzdūh, zrȃk

• “luft” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Borrowed from German Luft.

luft

1. air

• (air): wjater (Texas)

Borrowing from German Luft.

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luft c

1. air, atmosphere

• flyga i luften - to be blown up
• bygga luftslott - to have huge, and completely unrealistic plans dreams, or hopes.
• frilufts-
• luftmotstånd
• luftskepp
• tagen ur luften - It is completely made up; "taken out of thin air".

• lufta