Mailadresse

email address

noun MAYL-ah-dres-seh Rare

Usage Note

Mailadresse is the everyday German shortening of E-Mail-Adresse. Both forms are widely used; Mailadresse is slightly more colloquial. Deine Mailadresse angeben means to provide your email address.

Examples

"Gib bitte deine Mailadresse an, damit wir dir eine Bestätigung schicken können."

Natural Translation

Please give your email address so we can send you a confirmation.

Literal Translation

Give please your email-address, so-that we you a confirmation can-send.

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