bugsieren

C1

to tow / maneuver

English meaning
to tow / maneuver
Vocabulary package
Boats & Ships

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bugsieren in a sentence

Das Schlepper-Boot bugsiert das große Schiff.

The tugboat tows the large ship.

Conjugation of bugsieren

ichbugsiere
dubugsierst
er/sie/esbugsiert
wirbugsieren
ihrbugsiert
sie/Siebugsieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
bugsierte
Perfect
hat bugsiert

Where bugsieren comes from

Lehnwort des 17. Jahrhunderts zunächst in den Schreibweisen buxiren, buchsieren aus dem Niederländischen boegseren, weiterentwickelt aus den alten Formen boesjaarden, boesjaren, kombiniert mit dem niederländischen Wort boeg „Bug“

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How do you conjugate bugsieren?

Present tense: bugsiere, bugsierst, bugsiert, bugsieren, bugsiert, bugsieren. Simple past: bugsierte. Perfect: hat bugsiert.

What does bugsieren mean in English?

bugsieren means "to tow / maneuver". For example: "Das Schlepper-Boot bugsiert das große Schiff." — "The tugboat tows the large ship."

What level is bugsieren in German?

bugsieren is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the boats & ships vocabulary.

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