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shaving

/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

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verb

Rasieren

To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.

Examples :

"He spends ten minutes every morning shaving his beard. "

Er rasiert jeden Morgen zehn Minuten lang seinen Bart.

appearance body action

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verb

Rasieren

To cut anything in this fashion.

Examples :

"The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green."

Der Arbeiter mit der sich biegenden Sense wird gesehen, wie er die Oberfläche des wehenden Grüns rasiert.

action body appearance

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verb

Rasieren

To remove hair from one's face by this means.

Examples :

"I had little time to shave this morning."

Ich hatte heute Morgen wenig Zeit zum Rasieren.

body appearance action

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verb

In feine Scheiben schneiden

To cut finely, as with slices of meat.

Examples :

"The deli worker was carefully shaving thin slices of roast beef for my sandwich. "

Der Feinkostmitarbeiter schnitt sorgfältig dünne Scheiben Roastbeef für mein Sandwich.

food utensil action

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verb

Streifen, knapp vorbeigehen

To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

Examples :

"The seagull was shaving the surface of the water, searching for fish. "

Die Möwe streifte die Wasseroberfläche auf der Suche nach Fischen.

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verb

Verringern, reduzieren

To reduce in size or weight.

Examples :

"The company is shaving costs by reducing travel expenses. "

Das Unternehmen reduziert die Kosten durch die Senkung der Reisekosten.

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verb

Jemanden übervorteilen, abzocken

To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.

Examples :

"The mechanic was shaving me by charging $500 for a repair that should have cost $200. "

Der Mechaniker hat mich abgezockt, indem er 500 Dollar für eine Reparatur verlangte, die 200 Dollar hätte kosten sollen.

business economy moral

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verb

Abzinsen, diskontieren

To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.

Examples :

"The loan shark was shaving the promissory notes from desperate borrowers, charging exorbitant interest rates that far exceeded the legal limit. "

Der Wucherer diskontierte die Schuldscheine von verzweifelten Kreditnehmern und verlangte exorbitante Zinssätze, die weit über der gesetzlichen Grenze lagen.

business finance law

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noun

Span, Hobelspan

A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

Examples :

"The carpenter swept up the shaving of wood from the floor after carving the chair leg. "

Der Zimmermann fegte die Hobelspäne vom Boden zusammen, nachdem er das Stuhlbein geschnitzt hatte.

material part thing

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noun

Rasieren, Rasur

The action of having a shave.

Examples :

"My dad enjoys a relaxing hot shower before his morning shaving. "

Mein Vater genießt eine entspannende heiße Dusche vor seiner morgendlichen Rasur.

body appearance action