noun
traffic light, signal
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'Ampel': feminine noun meaning 'traffic light' or 'signal'. Definite article: die Ampel; plural Ampeln. Declines regularly (die Ampel, der Ampel, die Ampeln, den Ampeln in dative plural). Used for road lights and figurative signals. Plural formed with -n (Ampeln). Commonly.
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An der Ampel blieb der Bus stehen, weil ein Unfall die Straße blockierte.
At the traffic light the bus stopped because an accident blocked the road.
Das Signal an der Ampel zeigte Grün.
The signal at the traffic light turned green.
An der Kreuzung ist die Ampel rot, wir müssen warten.
The traffic light at the intersection is red; we have to wait.
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Picture a three-light traffic signal with red, yellow and green lights
think 'amp' like amplifier, then add '-el'—Ampel
die Ampel — imagine a red dress (die) on the traffic light
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Feminine noun. Very common in contexts about traffic and streets.