auszupfen

to pluck out, to tweeze out

verb OWS-tsoop-fen Rare

Usage Note

auszupfen is separable and means to remove individual hairs or splinters by plucking. In beauty contexts it describes tweezing: Augenbrauen auszupfen — to pluck eyebrows. The prefix aus- emphasises complete removal from a surface.

Examples

"Sie zupft ihre Augenbrauen sorgfältig mit einer Pinzette aus."

Natural Translation

She carefully plucks her eyebrows with tweezers.

Literal Translation

She plucks her eyebrows carefully with tweezers out.

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