anstreichen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German anestrīchen. By surface analysis, an- +‎ streichen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈanʃtraɪ̯çn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧strei‧chen

Verb[edit]

anstreichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present streicht an, past tense strich an, past participle angestrichen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to paint, to coat with paint
    Ich will das Haus weiß anstreichen.I want to paint the house white.
  2. to mark
    Synonyms: kennzeichnen, hervorheben
    Alle Fehler wurden rot angestrichen.All errors have been marked in red.
  3. (transitive, a match) to light; to strike

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