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lauwarm

lukewarm

adjective LOW-varm Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

tepid; half-hearted

Usage Note

lauwarm describes a temperature between warm and cool, as in lauwarmes Wasser (lukewarm water). Figuratively it means half-hearted, as in lauwarme Begeisterung (tepid enthusiasm).

Examples

"Der Kaffee war inzwischen nur noch lauwarm."

Natural Translation

The coffee was by now only lukewarm.

Literal Translation

The coffee was by-now only still lukewarm.

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