German edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ schmieren

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃmiːʁən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧schmie‧ren

Verb edit

beschmieren (weak, third-person singular present beschmiert, past tense beschmierte, past participle beschmiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to spread, smear (the direct object is the surface on which the substance is spread)
    Er beschmierte sein Brot mit Marmelade.
    He spread jam on his bread
    Der Häftling beschmierte die Wand mit seinen Fäkalien.
    The inmate smeared his feces on the wall.
  2. to cover in graffiti
    Die Schüler beschmieren die Schultische.
    The pupils write all over the desks.

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