Polyglot Dictionary

vergilben

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪlbn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
vergilbt
past
vergilbte
perfect
ist vergilbt

Meaning

  1. to turn yellow

    • Die alten Seiten sind vergilbt.

      The old pages have yellowed.

    • Die alten Zeitungen vergilben im Keller. Man kann sie kaum noch lesen.

      The old newspapers are turning yellow in the cellar. You can hardly read them any more.

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Practice

1 What does vergilben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die alten Seiten sind ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vergilben?

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