Spiel

Meaning

1. (countable,neuter,strong) a game (instance or way of playing)
2. (neuter,strong,uncountable) gameplay, the experience or act of playing
3. (figuratively,neuter,strong,uncountable) leeway; wiggle room
4. (neuter,strong,uncountable) backlash; lash; play; slack
5. (Switzerland,neuter,strong) military band, marching band

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃpiːl/

Etymology

From Middle High German spil, from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil (“dance”).

Sentences

Im Spiel gegen England erlitt sie eine Schulter-Eckgelenksverletzung.

In the match against England, she suffered a shoulder-corner injury.

Wegen Invalidität konnte er danach kein Spiel mehr absolvieren .

Due to disability, he could no longer play a game afterwards.