bauen
- (transitive, weak) to build, to construct
- (weak) to rely
- (slang, transitive, weak) to roll (a joint)
- (informal, transitive, weak) to cause (something bad)
Opposite of
vernichten, zerstören
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈbaʊ̯ən]
Etymology
In summary
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-.
Related words
pass oneself off
roborate
assemble manufacture
hochziehen
einen Gürtel umlegen
lassen können
darauf Gift nehmen
construire
construir
costruire
bouwen
construir
yapmak
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