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wilt

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noun

Welken, Verwelken

The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

Examples :

"The wilting of the flowers in the vase was a sad reminder that they needed more water. "

Das Welken der Blumen in der Vase war eine traurige Erinnerung daran, dass sie mehr Wasser brauchten.

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noun

Welke, Verwelkung

Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.

Examples :

"The tomato plants suffered from a wilt, causing their leaves to droop and the fruit to become misshapen. "

Die Tomatenpflanzen litten unter Welke, wodurch ihre Blätter hingen und die Früchte missgestaltet wurden.

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verb

Welken, verwelken

To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).

Examples :

"The flowers in the teacher's classroom wilted quickly because they weren't getting enough sunlight. "

Die Blumen im Klassenzimmer des Lehrers verwelkten schnell, weil sie nicht genug Sonnenlicht bekamen.

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verb

Erschlaffen, welken

To fatigue; to lose strength.

Examples :

"After studying all night for the exam, Sarah wilted in her chair, feeling exhausted. "

Nachdem Sarah die ganze Nacht für die Prüfung gelernt hatte, erschlaffte sie in ihrem Stuhl und fühlte sich erschöpft.

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verb

Welken, verwelken

To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).

Examples :

"The hot sun will wilt the flowers in the garden if we don't water them. "

Die heiße Sonne lässt die Blumen im Garten welken, wenn wir sie nicht gießen.

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verb

Erschöpfen, ermüden

To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

Examples :

"The long, demanding project at work wilted her energy. "

Das lange, anspruchsvolle Projekt bei der Arbeit erschöpfte ihre Energie.

physiology body condition

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verb

Wünschen, begehren

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Examples :

"Do what you will."

Tu, was du willst.

mind soul philosophy literature

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verb

Wünschen, ersehnen

(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

Examples :

"I wilt that my children finish their homework before playing outside. "

Ich wünsche, dass meine Kinder ihre Hausaufgaben erledigen, bevor sie draußen spielen.

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verb

Pflegen zu, gewohnt sein zu

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

Examples :

"My brother wilts at the thought of public speaking; he avoids it whenever possible. "

Mein Bruder pflegt bei dem Gedanken an öffentliches Reden zu erblassen; er vermeidet es, wann immer es geht.

tendency action

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verb

Wollen, beabsichtigen

(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

Examples :

"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

Ich habe es ihm dreimal gesagt, aber er will seine Medizin nicht nehmen.

grammar language

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verb

Werden

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

Examples :

"I will finish my homework later tonight, but first I wilt watch an episode of my favorite show. "

Ich werde heute Abend später meine Hausaufgaben beenden, aber zuerst werde ich eine Folge meiner Lieblingssendung ansehen.

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verb

Werden, können

(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.

Examples :

"Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."

Leider wird nur einer dieser Handschuhe tatsächlich über meine Hand passen.

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verb

Werden, sollen

(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".

Examples :

"Example sentence: "If you leave the flowers in the sun too long, they wilt." "

Wenn Sie die Blumen zu lange in der Sonne lassen, werden sie welken.

grammar linguistics

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verb

Wünschen, begehren

To wish, desire.

Examples :

"She wilted her mother would let her go to the party. "

Sie wünschte sich, ihre Mutter würde sie zur Party gehen lassen.

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verb

Vererben, verfügen

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

Examples :

"The wealthy landowner willed his estate to his children and grandchildren, ensuring their financial security for generations. "

Der wohlhabende Landbesitzer vererbte sein Anwesen seinen Kindern und Enkelkindern und sicherte so ihre finanzielle Sicherheit für Generationen.

law property family

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verb

Versuchen, erzwingen

To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

Examples :

"All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

Alle Fans versuchten, dass ihr Team das Spiel gewinnt.

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verb

Vererben, vermachen

To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

Examples :

"He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."

Er vermachte seine Briefmarkensammlung dem örtlichen Museum.

property law family