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In colloquial language, especially in youth slang from past decades, an expression of enthusiasm. It means something like 'great', 'fantastic', or 'super'.
Die Party gestern war echt torte!
The party yesterday was really awesome!
'Torte' (awesome) as an adjective is an outdated expression from youth slang that was especially popular in the 1980s. Today, young people hardly use it anymore, and it sounds more ironic or nostalgic.
Mein Vater sagt manchmal noch, dass er etwas „echt torte“ findet.
My father still sometimes says that he finds something 'echt torte' (really awesome).
This adjective is used only predicatively (after the noun with a verb like 'sein' (to be)) or as a standalone exclamation. You cannot put it before a noun.
Das neue Album von der Band ist einfach torte!
The band's new album is simply awesome!
This word is easy to confuse with the noun 'die Torte' (a cake/torte). The grammatical function in the sentence makes the difference clear: when it is used as an adjective, it means 'großartig' (great/awesome).
Der Film war torte, aber danach haben wir noch eine Torte gegessen.
The film was awesome, but afterward we also ate a cake.
great / mad
Toll and die Torte can both express enthusiasm. Toll is an ordinary colloquial choice for this today. In this meaning, die Torte belongs to the youth slang of past decades and sounds outdated today.
„Torte!“, ruft der Jugendliche in einem alten Film nach dem Konzert begeistert.
“Torte!”, the teenager calls out enthusiastically after the concert in an old film.
„Toll!“, ruft die Jugendliche heute nach dem Konzert begeistert.
“Great!”, the teenager calls out enthusiastically after the concert.
