This is the 3586th most frequent German word.
minus
"Minus" in German means "minus" or "less" in English, often used in mathematics or to indicate subtraction.
Here, 'minus' is used to denote a negative value in the context of temperature measurement.
Die Temperatur liegt heute bei minus fünf Grad.
The temperature is minus five degrees today.
In this context, 'minus' is utilized as a mathematical operation indicating subtraction.
Im Mathematikunterricht lernen wir, wie man Zahlen addiert und subtrahiert, also plus und minus.
In math class, we're learning how to add and subtract numbers, so plus and minus.
In this sentence, 'minus' figuratively represents a negative assessment or rating in an academic context.