Folien
In German, the word for "slides" is Folien.
Folien refers to the individual pages of a digital presentation used to display information to an audience. While you can use Folien alone when the context is clear, the compound noun Präsentationsfolien is a more precise way to say "presentation slides".
What does it mean word for word?
The word Folien literally means "foils" or "thin sheets", which refers back to the physical transparency sheets that were once used in overhead projectors.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is Folie.
Did you know?
- While English uses 'slide' for both a presentation page and a playground feature, German uses Folie for the former and Rutsche for the latter.
- The word Folie is also used to describe everything from aluminum foil and plastic wrap to the protective film on a new phone screen.
- The word Folie can also refer to a thin leaf of metal, such as gold leaf, used in art and gilding.
Examples in context
- Können Sie mir bitte die Folien für die Präsentation schicken?Could you please send me the slides for the presentation?
- Kannst du mir bitte die Präsentationsfolien schicken?Can you please send me the slides for the presentation?
- Die Folien sind sehr informativ.The slides are very informative.
- Ich muss noch die letzten Folien bearbeiten.I still have to edit the last slides.
- Wie viele Folien hat deine Präsentation?How many slides does your presentation have?
Example conversation
Lukas and Hannah are working together on a university project.
- LukasHannah, hast du die neuen Folien schon fertig?Hannah, are the new slides finished already?
- HannahJa, ich habe sie gerade hochgeladen.Yes, I just uploaded them.
- LukasSuper, dann können wir morgen anfangen.Great, then we can start tomorrow.
- HannahIch freue mich darauf, Lukas.I am looking forward to it, Lukas.
