Glätte

slipperiness

noun GLE-te Rare

Also means

smoothness

Usage Note

Glätte in weather contexts means icy slipperiness on roads, hence the common warning Glatteis (black ice) and Straßenglätte. More generally it denotes the quality of being smooth. It derives from the adjective glatt.

Examples

"Wegen der Glätte kam es zu zahlreichen Unfällen."

Natural Translation

Because of the slipperiness there were numerous accidents.

Literal Translation

Because-of the slipperiness came it to numerous accidents.

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