drafty

ˈdrɑːfti
draftierdraftiest
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Translation of drafty into German

Adjective

air movement

US
lets air move through easily, often making it cold inside
US
  • The old house was drafty in the winter.Das alte Haus war im Winter zugig.
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Synonyms and analogies of drafty in English

adj.breezydraughtyleakyMore synonyms

Examples of drafty in a sentence

  • Our office became drafty after the heater broke.

Translations of "drafty" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
zugigadj.

With the pilot light extinguished, the room felt unusually cold and drafty.

Mit der erloschenen Zündflamme fühlte sich der Raum ungewöhnlich kalt und zugig an.

We need to curtain the drafty windows to save on heating costs.

Wir müssen die zugigen Fenster verhängen, um Heizkosten zu sparen.

I felt frozen to the marrow just sitting by that drafty window.

Ich war schon durchgefroren, nur vom Sitzen an diesem zugigen Fenster.

They went down with something after sitting in that drafty meeting room.

Sie haben sich erkältet, nachdem sie in diesem zugigen Besprechungsraum saßen.

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drafty: Examples and translations in context

They moved into the drafty farmhouse in the dead of winter.

Mitten im Winter zogen sie in das zugige Bauernhaus ein.

A drafty corridor greeted us as we entered the old museum.

Ein zugiger Gang begrüßte uns, als wir das alte Museum betraten.

A friend recommended a kerosene heater for our drafty old house.

Ein Freund empfahl uns einen Petroleumheizer für unser zugiges altes Haus.

The beach house felt cold because of the leaky windows and drafty doors.

Das Strandhaus fühlte sich kalt an wegen der undichten Fenster und zugigen Türen.

I always bundle up when I visit my grandmother's drafty old farmhouse.

Ich ziehe mich immer warm an, wenn ich Großmutters zugiges altes Bauernhaus besuche.

I usually avoid the drafty room because it often gives me a chill.

Ich meide normalerweise den zugigen Raum, weil er mir oft eine Erkältung beschert.

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