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pflastern

to put a plaster on a wound

verb PFLAS-tern Rare
Body & Health Personal Care

Also means

to pave

Usage Note

Pflastern in everyday speech means to cover a small wound with a plaster (Pflaster). Sich den Finger pflastern = to put a plaster on one's finger. In construction it means to pave with cobblestones.

Examples

"Sie pflasterte den kleinen Schnitt am Daumen."

Natural Translation

She put a plaster on the small cut on her thumb.

Literal Translation

She plastered the small cut at the thumb.

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