verbrühen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verbrüejen, from Old High German firbruoen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ brühen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈbʁyːən/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧brü‧hen
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Verb

verbrühen (weak, third-person singular present verbrüht, past tense verbrühte, past participle verbrüht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to scald
    Der Dampf schoss aus dem Rohr und verbrühte ihm die Haut.
    The steam shot out of the pipe and scalded his skin.

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