verfärben

B2

to discolor / color

English meaning
to discolor / color
Vocabulary package
Breaking & Repairing

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verfärben in a sentence

Die Sonne hat das Holz verfärbt.

The sun has discolored the wood.

Conjugation of verfärben

ichverfärbe
duverfärbst
er/sie/esverfärbt
wirverfärben
ihrverfärbt
sie/Sieverfärben
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verfärbte
Perfect
hat verfärbt

Where verfärben comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) zum Verb färben mit dem Derivatem ver-

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Words that go with verfärben

durchtrennento cut through / sever / cut in twoverkorksento make a mess of / upset / ruinverschrottento scrap / discardverwischento blur / efface efface = 1) erase (a mark) from a surface, 2) make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.verzerrento distort / skewzerbeulento dentdie Zerlegungcutting apart / taking apart / stripping downzerschmetternto smash / crush / shatterzertrümmernto smash up / shatteraufschichtento pile up / build upbeschädigendamage, harmbrechento break

Questions about verfärben

How do you conjugate verfärben?

Present tense: verfärbe, verfärbst, verfärbt, verfärben, verfärbt, verfärben. Simple past: verfärbte. Perfect: hat verfärbt.

What does verfärben mean in English?

verfärben means "to discolor / color". For example: "Die Sonne hat das Holz verfärbt." — "The sun has discolored the wood."

What level is verfärben in German?

verfärben is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the breaking & repairing vocabulary.

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