Skip to content

Konzept

concept

noun kon-TSEPT Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: from Latin conceptum

Also means

draft

Usage Note

Konzept is an idea or plan, but the idiom jemanden aus dem Konzept bringen means to throw someone off their stride or fluster them. Originally a Konzept was a rough draft of a text, a sense still alive in formal writing.

Examples

"Das Konzept überzeugt mich nicht."

Natural Translation

The concept doesn't convince me.

Literal Translation

The concept convinces me not.

Explore German by topic