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flau.

calm, weak, (almost) windless

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/flaʊ̯/
  1. calm, weak, (almost) windless

  2. flat, weak (of commerce, interest, atmosphere)

  3. dizzy, nauseous, queasy

    Mir wurde flau.
    Mir ist flau im Magen.
Where this word comes from

Via Middle Low German flau, from Middle Dutch vlau (compare modern Dutch flauw). The Dutch word was borrowed from Old French flou (“tired, weary”), which is probably of Germanic origin and, if so, then cognate with German lau.

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