Polyglot Dictionary

ausbügeln

/ˈaʊ̯sˌbyːɡl̩n/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
separable

Forms

present
bügelt aus
past
bügelte aus
perfect
hat ausgebügelt

Meaning

  1. to iron out

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aufbügeln

Aufbügeln is ironing a garment to freshen it up; ausbügeln is ironing OUT a specific wrinkle, and figuratively means to fix or smooth over a mistake.

Practice

1 What does ausbügeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ den Fehler aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausbügeln?

verbseparable-verb

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