verb🔗ShareRasierenTo 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."He spends ten minutes every morning shaving his beard. "Er rasiert jeden Morgen zehn Minuten lang seinen Bart.appearancebodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRasierenTo cut anything in this fashion."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.actionbodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRasierenTo remove hair from one's face by this means."I had little time to shave this morning."Ich hatte heute Morgen wenig Zeit zum Rasieren.bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIn feine Scheiben schneidenTo cut finely, as with slices of meat."The deli worker was carefully shaving thin slices of roast beef for my sandwich. "Der Feinkostmitarbeiter schnitt sorgfältig dünne Scheiben Roastbeef für mein Sandwich.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStreifen, knapp vorbeigehenTo skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing."The seagull was shaving the surface of the water, searching for fish. "Die Möwe streifte die Wasseroberfläche auf der Suche nach Fischen.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVerringern, reduzierenTo reduce in size or weight."The company is shaving costs by reducing travel expenses. "Das Unternehmen reduziert die Kosten durch die Senkung der Reisekosten.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJemanden übervorteilen, abzockenTo be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat."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.businesseconomymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbzinsen, diskontierenTo 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."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.businessfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSpan, HobelspanA thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material."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.materialpartthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRasieren, RasurThe action of having a shave."My dad enjoys a relaxing hot shower before his morning shaving. "Mein Vater genießt eine entspannende heiße Dusche vor seiner morgendlichen Rasur.bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading