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bügeln

to iron

verb BUE-geln Rare

Origin: from Bügel (bow, curved iron)

Also means

to smooth out

Usage Note

bügeln means to iron clothes with a Bügeleisen. Figuratively etwas glatt bügeln means to smooth a problem over. Southern German also uses plätten for the same chore.

Examples

"Hemden bügele ich am liebsten direkt nach dem Waschen."

Natural Translation

I prefer to iron shirts right after washing them.

Literal Translation

Shirts iron I most-gladly directly after the washing.

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