Am Gipfel steht Frida sprachlos vor dem atemberaubenden Blick auf das Wolkenmeer. On the summit Frida stands speechless before the breathtaking view of the sea of clouds.

adjective · C1

atemberaubend

[ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]

breathtaking, stunning

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Synonyms: beeindruckend

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Other Examples

Ich finde den Sonnenaufgang hier oben atemberaubend, auch wenn ich dafür um vier aufstehen musste.

I find the sunrise up here breathtaking, even if I had to get up at four for it.
Habt ihr gesehen, in welch atemberaubendem Tempo Emil den Hang hinuntergerannt ist?

Did you see at what breathtaking speed Emil ran down the slope?
Die Aussicht vom Gipfelkreuz ist noch atemberaubender, als Kalle versprochen hatte.

The view from the summit cross is even more breathtaking than Kalle had promised.

Grammar

Comparative: atemberaubender Compares two things: … als …
Superlative: am atemberaubendsten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

atem root be prefix raub root end suffix

be-: makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

Word family

der Atematmenrauben

In Otti's situations: The friends spend a weekend in the Alps

der Abstieg die Alm alpin der Berg die Berghütte besteigen das Gebirge das Geröll das Gewitter der Gipfel das Gipfelkreuz Hals- und Beinbruch!

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