schminken
/ˈʃmɪŋkən/ verb B1- to put on (make-up, lipstick, etc.), to make up one's face · Ich schminke mich immer zu Hause vor dem Spiegel. I always put on my make-up at home in front of the mirror.
- to put on facepaint (e.g. as part of a costume, sometimes also applied to other parts of the body) · als jemand geschminkt sein to be made up to look like someone (e.g. a cartoon character)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- schminken
- Present (er)
- schminkt
- Präteritum (er)
- schminkte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geschminkt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu schminken
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