schmieren
/ˈʃmiːɐ̯n/ verb B2- to smear, to spread (a cream or similar substance across across a surface)
- to butter (bread, etc.) · ein Butterbrot schmieren to butter a slice of bread
- to grease, to oil, to lubricate
- to bribe · Wir können durch die Hintertür rein, ich habe den Wachmann geschmiert. We can get in through the back door, I've bribed the guard.
- to scribble, to scrawl
- to scrawl (deface a surface with grafitti or something similar) · Hakenkreuze an Mauern schmieren to deface walls with swastikas
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- schmieren
- Present (er)
- schmiert
- Präteritum (er)
- schmierte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geschmiert
- Infinitive with zu
- zu schmieren
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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