tränken

Meaning

1. to water (provide animals with water)
2. to give (a person) drink
3. to soak, drench, saturate (something absorbent in a liquid)

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trinken

1. (class-3, strong, transitive) to drink (to drink liquids (in bottles, glasses, etc.) by mouth)
2. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to drink, to imbibe (to consume alcoholic beverages)
3. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to drink; to toast (engage in a salutation (of someone), accompanying the raising of glasses while drinking alcohol)
4. (class-3, reflexive, strong) to drink one's fill; to drink to satiety

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Concepts

water

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soak

imbue

saturate

make somebody drink

give someone a drink

dip

give a drink

drench

impregnate

steep

give to drink

Synonyms

zu trinken geben

eintunken

eintauchen

zum Trinken nötigen

nahmen

einweichen

trinken lassen

durchtränken

einstippen

in eine Flüssigkeit legen

imbibieren

baden

eintränken

betrunken machen

durchfärben

durchnässen

durchsetzen

hineinstecken

imprägnieren

Translations

abbeverare

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abrevar

impregnare

empapar

abreuver

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imbevere

tremper

mettere a mollo

permeare

plonger

mettere a bagno

immerger

unda

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faire tremper

Hyphenated as

trän‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʁɛŋkən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: -

Inherited from Old High German: trenken

Cognate with Dutch: drenken

Cognate with English: drench

In summary

From Middle High German and Old High German trenken, from Proto-West Germanic *drankijan (“to cause to drink”). Cognate with Dutch drenken, English drench.