GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Ödnis

wasteland; desolate place

Die Ödnis hinter dem Bahnhof wirkte im Regen besonders abweisend, obwohl dort früher ein belebter Wochenmarkt stattgefunden hatte.

The wasteland behind the station looked particularly unwelcoming in the rain, although a lively weekly market used to take place there.

dreariness; emptiness

Um der Ödnis ihrer endlosen Videokonferenzen etwas entgegenzusetzen, verabredete sie sich mittags zu Spaziergängen, bei denen von Arbeit ausdrücklich keine Rede sein sollte.

To counter the dreariness of her endless video conferences, she arranged to meet people for lunchtime walks on which work was explicitly to be off limits as a topic.

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