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bücken

bend down

verb BUEK-ken Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

stoop

Usage Note

bücken is almost always reflexive, sich bücken, meaning to bend the upper body down, often to pick something up: Er bückte sich nach dem Stift. Mind your back doing it.

Examples

"Sie bückt sich, um den Schlüssel aufzuheben."

Natural Translation

She bends down to pick up the key.

Literal Translation

She bends herself, in-order the key up-to-lift.

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