German-English translation for "erbaulich"

"erbaulich" English translation

erbaulich
Adjektiv | adjective adj

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examples
  • wir hörten eine erbauliche Predigt
    we listened to an edifying sermon
    wir hörten eine erbauliche Predigt
  • encouraging
    erbaulich erfreulich umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    edifying
    erbaulich erfreulich umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    erbaulich erfreulich umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
  • das ist ja erbaulich ironisch | ironicallyiron
    this is very edifying
    das ist ja erbaulich ironisch | ironicallyiron
  • seine Leistungen sind nicht gerade erbaulich
    his work is not exactly encouraging
    seine Leistungen sind nicht gerade erbaulich
  • devotional
    erbaulich Religion | religionREL
    erbaulich Religion | religionREL
This is the edifying net result of the policy of repression.
So sieht die höchst erbauliche Bilanz der Repressionspolitik aus.
Source: Europarl
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