ernüchtern
B2to sober (up) / bring down to earth
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- to sober (up) / bring down to earth
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ernüchtern in a sentence
Die Wahrheit ernüchterte ihn vollständig.
The truth sobered him completely.
Conjugation of ernüchtern
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- ernüchterte
- Perfect
- hat ernüchtert
Where ernüchtern comes from
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Questions about ernüchtern
How do you conjugate ernüchtern?
Present tense: ich ernüchtere, du ernüchterst, er ernüchtert, wir ernüchtern, ihr ernüchtert, sie ernüchtern. Simple past: ernüchterte. Perfect: hat ernüchtert.
What does ernüchtern mean in English?
ernüchtern means "to sober (up) / bring down to earth". For example: "Die Wahrheit ernüchterte ihn vollständig." — "The truth sobered him completely."
What level is ernüchtern in German?
ernüchtern is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the disappointment & regret vocabulary.
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