ätzen

B2 Verb frequency rank #12,435

What ätzen means

Verb

to etch (with acid, typically deliberately as part of treating or processing)
to cauterize
to rant, to disparage

Forms

ätzen · ätzt · ätzte · hat geätzt (+ Akkusativ; gegen + Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

ätzen in a sentence

In der Werkstatt ätzt man feine Muster in das Metall.

In the workshop they etch fine patterns into the metal.

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ätzen is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #12,435 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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