German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ brühen

Pronunciation

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

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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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