adjective
flexible, adaptable
B1
flexibel — adjective meaning 'flexible', 'adaptable', or 'versatile' (able to change or adjust). Gradable: comparative 'flexibler', superlative 'am flexibelsten'. Antonyms include 'unflexibel' or 'starr'. Not reflexive; used attributively or predicatively to describe people, schedules, materials, or approaches in everyday and formal German contexts.
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Sie ist sehr flexibel und kann im Homeoffice arbeiten.
She is very flexible and can work from home.
Unsere Pläne sind flexibel, falls etwas Unerwartetes passiert.
Our plans are adaptable in case something unexpected happens.
Der Trainer war flexibel, sodass er das Training verschob, weil das Wetter sehr schlecht wurde.
The coach was flexible, so he postponed the training because the weather became very bad.
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Picture a rubber band stretching easily to fit different shapes.
flexibel sounds like 'flexible' in English — they look and sound similar.
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Flexibel is commonly used to describe people, schedules, or systems that can change easily. Comparative and superlative follow regular patterns.