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flau

queasy, faint and weak

adjective FLOW Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

slack (of business or markets)

Usage Note

Flau describes a vague, queasy feeling — mir ist flau im Magen (I feel queasy). In economic language it means sluggish or slack — ein flauer Markt. Both uses are frequent in everyday speech.

Examples

"Ihm wurde flau im Magen, als er die Höhe der Rechnung sah."

Natural Translation

He felt queasy when he saw the amount of the bill.

Literal Translation

To him became queasy in the stomach when he saw the height of the bill.

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