schmoren
/ˈʃmoːʁən/ verb C2- to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid) · Der Braten muss zwei Stunden schmoren. The roast has to braise for two hours.· Danach müssen wir das Gemüse schmoren. Afterwards, we have to braise the vegetables.
- to stew, to swelter (remain in a hot or uncomfortable situation without recourse) · jemanden schmoren lassen to leave someone to stew
- to smoke, to be beginning to burn (be extremely heated up, causing smoke or charring but little or no open fire, typically as a result of live electricity) · Bei zu hoher Spannung kann es sein, dass das Kabel anfängt zu schmoren. If the current is too high, the wire might start burning.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- schmoren
- Present (er)
- schmort
- Präteritum (er)
- schmorte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geschmort
- Infinitive with zu
- zu schmoren
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