kappen

B1 Verb frequency rank #10,390

What kappen means

Verb

to cut down so as to make unusable; to cut off; to interrupt

Forms

kappen · kappt · kappte · hat gekappt

Pronunciation

kappen in a sentence

Die sich zurückziehenden Truppen hatten Befehl, alle Strommasten zu kappen.

The withdrawing troops had been commanded to cut down all utility poles.

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kappen is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #10,390 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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