schmieren

بـالعربية: دهن، شحّم، رشا

1. to smear, to spread (a cream or similar substance across across a surface) (transitive)
2. to butter (bread, etc.) (transitive) · ein Butterbrot schmieren to butter a slice of bread
3. to grease, to oil, to lubricate (transitive)
4. to bribe (informal, transitive) · Wir können durch die Hintertür rein, ich habe den Wachmann geschmiert. We can get in through the back door, I've bribed the guard.
5. to scribble, to scrawl (colloquial, transitive)
6. to scrawl (deface a surface with grafitti or something similar) (derogatory, transitive) · Hakenkreuze an Mauern schmieren to deface walls with swastikas