rügen
What rügen means
Verb
- to reprimand, to criticize (to convey one's disapproval of someone due to their behavior, often formally but without further consequences)
Forms
rügen · rügt · rügte · hat gerügt (+ Akkusativ)
Pronunciation
rügen in a sentence
Der Rechnungshof rügte die hohen Ausgaben der Behörde.
The audit office criticized the agency's high spending.
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rügen is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #5,688 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.