schleifen
In English: to grind, to sharpen; to drag
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- schliff
- Partizip II
- geschliffen
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
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Example sentences
Die Schere ist stumpf geworden. Man muss sie schleifen.
The scissors are blunt. They need to be sharpened.
Tatoeba · raggione · CC BY 2.0 FRDer Diamant ist perfekt geschliffen.
The cut of the diamond is perfect.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FREr hat die Messer nicht geschliffen.
He hasn't sharpened the knives.
Tatoeba · raggione · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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