zuspitzen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (Stock) sharpen

2. fig. (Lage) worsen, intensify; zugespitzt

II v/refl

1. taper to a point

2. fig., Krise, Lage: worsen, escalate, deteriorate

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to taper; to point;

sich zuspitzen

to boil over

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zu|spit|zen sep

1. vt

Stock etc to sharpen

zugespitzt — sharpened; Turm, Schuhe etc pointed; (fig) exaggerated

2. vr

to be pointed; (fig Lage, Konflikt) to intensify

die Lage spitzt sich immer mehr zu — the situation is worsening

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zu|spit·zen

I. vr

▪ sich akk \zuspitzen to come to a head

sich weiter \zuspitzen to escalate

sich akk immer mehr \zuspitzen to get worse and worse, to become increasingly critical

sich akk bedrohlich \zuspitzen to take on threatening dimensions

II. vt

▪ etw \zuspitzen to sharpen sth

einen Pfahl \zuspitzen to sharpen a post

das Attentat hat die Lage bedrohlich zugespitzt the assassination attempt has brought the situation to boiling point

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1.

transitives Verb

1) sharpen to a point

2) (fig.) aggravate <position, crisis>; intensify <competition, conflict, etc.>

3) (fig.) make <question, answer> pointed

2.

reflexives Verb become aggravated

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zuspitzen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (Stock) sharpen

2. fig (Lage) worsen, intensify; → zugespitzt

B. v/r

1. taper to a point

2. fig, Krise, Lage: worsen, escalate, deteriorate

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1.

transitives Verb

1) sharpen to a point

2) (fig.) aggravate <position, crisis>; intensify <competition, conflict, etc.>

3) (fig.) make <question, answer> pointed

2.

reflexives Verb become aggravated

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v.

to taper v.