Polyglot Dictionary

besprühen

/bəˈʃpʁyːən/

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

Forms

present
besprüht
past
besprühte
perfect
hat besprüht

Meaning

  1. to spray

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aufsprühen

Aufsprühen is spraying something ON a surface, like perfume on your wrist; besprühen is spraying something or someone thoroughly, all over — spraying a plant with pesticide.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

rociar

rociar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to spray."

Portuguese

pulverizar

pulverizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to spray."

Practice

1 What does besprühen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Pflanzen mit Wasser.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches besprühen?

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