ätzen
C1to etch / corrode / cauterize
- English meaning
- to etch / corrode / cauterize
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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ätzen in a sentence
Der Künstler ätzet das Bild in Metall.
The artist etches the image into metal.
Conjugation of ätzen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- ätzte
- Perfect
- hat geätzt
Where ätzen comes from
Erbwort von mittelhochdeutsch etzen, althochdeutsch ezzen „füttern, weiden, ursprüglich essen machen; Beispiel: ‚Die Säure frisst sich gleichsam in das Metall hinein.‘“
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Questions about ätzen
How do you conjugate ätzen?
Present tense: ätze, ätzt, ätzt, ätzen, ätzt, ätzen. Simple past: ätzte. Perfect: hat geätzt.
What does ätzen mean in English?
ätzen means "to etch / corrode / cauterize". For example: "Der Künstler ätzet das Bild in Metall." — "The artist etches the image into metal."
What level is ätzen in German?
ätzen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the trades & manual work vocabulary.
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