entstellen
C1to disfigure / distort / garble
- English meaning
- to disfigure / distort / garble
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
- Dictionary
- German words with E
entstellen in a sentence
Der Spiegel entstellt mein Gesicht völlig.
The mirror distorts my face completely.
Conjugation of entstellen
ichentstelle
duentstellst
er/sie/esentstellt
wirentstellen
ihrentstellt
sie/Sieentstellen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- entstellte
- Perfect
- hat entstellt
Word family
entstellen is built from stellen (put, place). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where entstellen comes from
strukturell:
Words that go with entstellen
abnötigento wring from / forceabwetzento scuff / wear downanstiftento instigatearretierento lock (wenig benutzt)die Attrappea dummyaufrauento roughen (up)aufschichtento pile up / build upausfeilento file down / file out / polishausfransento fray / ravel / frazzleauslöschento obliterate / snuff out / eraseauslotento plumb the depths of / fathomaussondernto weed out / separate out
Questions about entstellen
How do you conjugate entstellen?
Present tense: entstelle, entstellst, entstellt, entstellen, entstellt, entstellen. Simple past: entstellte. Perfect: hat entstellt.
What does entstellen mean in English?
entstellen means "to disfigure / distort / garble". For example: "Der Spiegel entstellt mein Gesicht völlig." — "The mirror distorts my face completely."
What level is entstellen in German?
entstellen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.
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