spülen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to rinse or wash (dishes, clothes, etc.)
- (transitive, weak) (of waves, tides, etc.) to wash, to sweep (something off a boat, onto shore)
- (weak) to flush (esp. the toilet)
- (figuratively, weak) to wash, to sweep, to flush
Concepts
Synonyms
trocknen lassen
durchspülen
Geschirr spülen
sich die Hände desinfizieren
eine Spülung machen
den Abwasch erledigen
vorspülen
den Abwasch machen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
abschwängge
Basel-Landschaft
schwängge
Basel-Landschaft
spiele
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃpyːln̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German spüelen, from Old High German *spuolen (attested in Old High German irspuolen (“to wash”)), from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan.
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