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die Lösung

noun · /ˈløːzʊŋ/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German lœsunge, lōsunge, from Old High German lōsunga (“redemption, payment, ransom, fraud, deception”), from Proto-West Germanic *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō, equivalent to lösen + -ung. Cognate with English leasing, Icelandic lausung. Compare also Dutch oplossing.

Translation

  1. solution (answer to a riddle or problem) feminine

    Alkohol ist keine Lösung für ein Problem.

    Alcohol is not a solution to a problem.

    Ich habe eine Lösung gefunden, aber ich habe sie so schnell gefunden, dass es nicht die richtige Lösung sein kann.

    I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.

  2. solution (solvent + solute; action of dissolving) feminine

    Alkohol ist keine Lösung, sondern ein Destilat

    Alcohol is not a solution, but a distillate.

  3. cancellation feminine
  4. breaking away feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Lösung Lösungen
Accusative Lösung Lösungen
Dative Lösung Lösungen
Genitive Lösung Lösungen

Lösung

noun ·

Translation

  1. a solution from which everyone stands to gain source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. answer source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. separation source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en