spülen
/ˈʃpyːln̩/ verb A2- to rinse or wash (dishes, clothes, etc.) · Bitte spülen Sie Ihre Flaschen vor dem Recycling. Please rinse your bottles before recycling them.
- (of waves, tides, etc.) to wash, to sweep (something off a boat, onto shore) · In der Nacht wurde eine große Menge Seegras an den Strand gespült. A large quantity of seaweed washed onto the beach during the night.· Plötzlich hat mich eine Riesenwelle fast über Bord gespült. Suddenly a giant wave nearly swept me overboard.
- to flush (esp. the toilet)
- to wash, to sweep, to flush
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- spülen
- Present (er)
- spült
- Präteritum (er)
- spülte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gespült
- Infinitive with zu
- zu spülen
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