formen

I v/t form, shape (aus out of, from; zu into); aus weichem Stoff: mo(u)ld, shape; (Gedanken, Laute, Satz) form; (jemanden, Charakter) form, mo(u)ld (zu into)

II v/refl form, take shape

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das Formen

moulding; molding

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fọr|men ['fɔrmən]

1. vt

to form, to shape; Charakter auch, Eisen to mould (Brit), to mold (US); Wörter to articulate

schön geformte Glieder — beautifully shaped limbs

der Krieg hat ihn geformt — the war shaped him or his character

formende Kraft — formative power

2. vr (lit)

to form or shape itself; (fig) to mature

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1) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) mould

2) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) mould

3) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) shape

4) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) shape

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for·men

[fɔrmən]

I. vt

1. (modellieren)

▪ etw [aus etw dat] \formen to mould [or AM mold] sth [from sth]

hübsch/wohl geformt beautifully/well formed

2. (bilden)

▪ etw \formen to form sth

Sätze \formen to form sentences

3. (prägen)

▪ jdn/etw \formen to mould [or AM mold] sb/sth

II. vr

▪ sich akk \formen to form

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1.

transitives Verb form; shape; mould, form <character, personality>; mould <person>

2.

reflexives Verb take on a shape; (fig.) form; take shape

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formen

A. v/t form, shape (

aus out of, from;

zu into); aus weichem Stoff: mo(u)ld, shape; (Gedanken, Laute, Satz) form; (jemanden, Charakter) form, mo(u)ld (

zu into)

B. v/r form, take shape

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1.

transitives Verb form; shape; mould, form <character, personality>; mould <person>

2.

reflexives Verb take on a shape; (fig.) form; take shape

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(Töpferei) v.

to throw v.

(§ p.,p.p.: threw, thrown) (zu) v.

to knead (into) v.

to mould (into) v. v.

to forge v.

to form v.

to mould (out of) v.

to shape v.