Mittel

means

noun MIT-tel Less Common

Also means

remedy

Usage Note

Mittel is versatile: 'means' (Mittel und Wege, 'ways and means'), 'funds' (in plural, die Mittel), a 'remedy' (ein Mittel gegen Husten), and 'average' (im Mittel). It is neuter and the plural matches the singular. Related to Mitte ('middle').

Examples

"Wir haben nicht genug Mittel dafür."

Natural Translation

We don't have enough funds for that.

Literal Translation

We have not enough means for-that.

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