surface level

ˈsɜːrfɪs ˈlɛvəl
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Translation of surface level into German

Adjective

1.

superficiality

US
superficial or not deep
US
  • Her surface level understanding of the topic was evident.Ihr oberflächliches Verständnis des Themas war offensichtlich.
2.

appearance

TECH.
relating to the outermost layer
TECH.
  • The surface level damage was minimal.Der Oberflächenschaden war minimal.
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Synonyms and analogies of surface level in English

adj.shallowsuperficialMore synonyms

Examples of surface level in a sentence

  • The analysis was too surface level to be useful.
  • The surface level scratches were easily fixed.
  • Surface level observations can be misleading.

Translations of "surface level" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
oberflächlichadj.

However, the disagreement only ceased on the surface level, and was not resolved fundamentally.

Der Widerspruch hörte jedoch nur oberflächlich auf und war noch nicht grundlegend gelöst.

Your notes are rather... surface level.

Deine Notizen sind eher... oberflächlich.

These days, I'm looking inward rather passively and most of the time it stops at the surface level.

Im Gegenteil, ich bin eher passiv und schaue die meiste Zeit nur sehr oberflächlich nach innen.

It's better to just keep it surface level and never have friends, instead of always losing them.

Es ist besser, oberflächlich zu bleiben, ohne Freunde, statt sie zu verlieren.

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Other translations for surface level:

  • Oberflächenniveau
  • Oberflächenebene

surface level: Examples and translations in context

From the surface level it seemed that I did nothing wrong.

Oberflächlich betrachtet, schien es so, als ob ich nichts Falsches tat.

On the surface level this structure is represented by governments and other institutions like corporations.

Oberflächlich betrachtet ist diese Struktur durch Regierungen oder auch anderen Institutionen wie Konzernen repräsentiert.

I think if you look on a very surface level, then there are some similarities.

Ich denke, wenn man es oberflächlich betrachtet, gibt es da einige Gemeinsamkeiten.

In left debate, two arguments often emerge about the rise of right-wing populism, which seem almost contradictory, at least on the surface level.

In der linken Debatte zeichnen sich hinsichtlich des Aufkommens des Rechtspopulismus zwei -oberflächlich betrachtet - anscheinend gegensätzliche Argumente ab.

Here, too, helps the family constellation in particular in questions and provocations that are not visible on surface level at the outset.

Auch hier hilft die Familienaufstellung insbesondere in Fragen und Herausforderugen, die nicht von vornherein oberflächlich erkennbar sind. Aktuelles

He said he had heard about the persecution of Falun Gong, but only on the surface level. He has sympathy for Falun Gong practitioners.

Von der Verfolgung von Falun Gong hatte er nur oberflächlich gehört und bekundete viel Sympathie für die Falun Gong-Praktizierenden.

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