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klettern

climb

verb KLET-tern Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

clamber

Usage Note

klettern describes climbing using hands and feet, as on rocks or trees, unlike steigen which is more general ascending. It takes sein: Er ist auf den Baum geklettert.

Examples

"Wir klettern an der steilen Felswand hinauf."

Natural Translation

We climb up the steep rock face.

Literal Translation

We climb on the steep rock-wall up.

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