# der Makel

der Makel is a German noun meaning “flaw”. Forms: des Makels, die Makel.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Makels
- Plural: die Makel

## In other languages

- Русский: порок, недостаток, изъян

## Meanings

1. flaw; blemish

## Examples

- Man neigt allzu leicht, die eigenen Makel zu vergessen. — One is apt to forget his own faults.
- Dieses System hat offensichtliche Makel. — This system has obvious defects.
- Wenn die Liebe abkühlt, fallen viele Makel erst ins Auge. — Faults are thick where love is thin.

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