Flaute

See also: flaute

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German [Term?] from Middle Dutch [Term?]. Equivalent to flau +‎ -te. See the former for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflaʊ̯tə/
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Noun

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  1. calm (period free from wind)
  2. lull, slack, slack period
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 49/2010, page 80:
      Nach dreijähriger Flaute werden in Deutschland erstmals wieder deutlich mehr Wohnungen und Häuser gebaut.
      After a slack period lasting three years, for the first time there are significantly more apartments and houses constructed again in Germany.

Declension

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