avant-garde in German
avant-garde in German is avantgardistisch, Vorhut, Avantgarde — avant-garde means strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
avant-garde in German
avantgardistisch
Innovative and pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.
Vorhut
(obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force.
Avantgarde
Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
Vorhut
Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
Vorkämpfer
Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
Pioniere
Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
Vorreiter
Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
What does "avant-garde" mean?
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adjective Strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
"The gallery has a reputation for avant garde video work."
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noun The artists, writers or thinkers whose work breaks with established forms and points the way for others.
"He spent the 1960s on the fringes of the literary avant garde."
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avant-garde in a sentence
- The gallery has a reputation for avant garde video work.
- Her collection was too avant garde for the high street.
- He spent the 1960s on the fringes of the literary avant garde.
- The avant garde of one generation becomes the syllabus of the next.
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What is "avant-garde" in German?
"avant-garde" in German is avantgardistisch, Vorhut, Avantgarde. avant-garde means: Strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
How do you use "avant-garde" in a sentence?
Example: "The gallery has a reputation for avant garde video work." In German, "avant-garde" is avantgardistisch, Vorhut, Avantgarde.
Are there other ways to say "avant-garde" in German?
Yes — German has 6 translations listed for "avant-garde": avantgardistisch, Vorhut, Avantgarde, Vorkämpfer, Pioniere, Vorreiter.
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