bauen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to build, to construct, to create
- (weak) to rely
- (slang, weak) to roll a joint
- (informal, weak) to cause (something bad)
Concepts
yield
pass oneself off
roborate
assemble manufacture
Synonyms
hochziehen
einen Gürtel umlegen
lassen können
darauf Gift nehmen
umgürten
zusammenbauen
anpflanzen
auf Stapel legen
zusammenbasteln
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈbaʊ̯ən]
Etymology
From Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt, the athematic root aorist of the root *bʰuH-.
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