dichten

vt/i; write poetry (oder plays, novels etc.); (verfassen) write

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dichten2

vt/i (ABDICHTEN) seal; (Dach) repair; (Leck) fix; (Fuge) flush; mit Kitt: caulk, lute; NAUT. caulk; etw. dichtet nicht gut s.th. does not seal well

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to romance; to versify

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dịch|ten I ['dɪçtn]

1. vt

to write, to compose

sein Glückwunsch war gedichtet — his congratulations were (written) in verse

2. vi

to write poems/a poem II

vt

(= undurchlässig machen) to seal; (NAUT AUCH) to caulk

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(to write (eg music, poetry etc): Mozart began to compose when he was six years old.) compose

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dich·ten¹

[ˈdɪçtn̩]

I. vt

▪ etw [auf jdn/etw] \dichten to write [or form compose] poetry [to sb/sth]

ich habe ein paar Verse zu deinem Geburtstag gedichtet I've written a few verses for your birthday

II. vi to write poetry

dich·ten²

[ˈdɪçtn̩]

vt (dicht machen)

▪ etw [gegen etw akk] \dichten to seal sth [against sth]

Fugen \dichten to grout cracks

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I 1.

intransitives Verb

[gut] dichten — make a good seal

2.

s. abdichten

II 1.

intransitives Verb write poetry

2.

transitives Verb write; compose

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dichten¹ v/t & v/i; write poetry (oder plays, novels etc); (verfassen) write

dichten² v/t & v/i (abdichten) seal; (Dach) repair; (Leck) fix; (Fuge) flush; mit Kitt: caulk, lute; SCHIFF caulk;

etwas dichtet nicht gut sth does not seal well

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I 1.

intransitives Verb

[gut] dichten — make a good seal

2.

s. abdichten

II 1.

intransitives Verb write poetry

2.

transitives Verb write; compose

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v.

to versify v.