singe

1. transitive verb,

singeing ansengen; versengen

2. intransitive verb,

singeing [ver]sengen

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[sin‹]

present participle - singeing; verb

(to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch: She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron.) versengen

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singe

[sɪnʤ]

I. vt

▪ to \singe sth

1. (burn surface of) etw ansengen; (burn sth slightly) etw versengen

to \singe one's eyebrows sich dat die Augenbrauen versengen

2. (burn off deliberately) etw absengen

to have one's hair \singed sich dat die Haare ansengen

II. vi (burn) hair, fur angesengt werden; (burn lightly) versengen

III. n angesengte Stelle, Brandfleck m

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[sIndZ]

1. vt

sengen; clothes also versengen; (slightly) ansengen; hairs, eyebrows absengen

2. vi

versengt/angesengt werden, sengen

3. n

(on clothes etc) versengte/angesengte Stelle

there's a slight singe on the sleeve — der Ärmel ist leicht angesengt

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singe [sındʒ]

A v/t

1. (sich etwas) ver- oder ansengen:

singe one’s beard sich den Bart ansengen;

singe one’s wings fig sich die Finger verbrennen

2. Geflügel, Schweine (ab)sengen

3. meist singe off Borsten etc absengen

4. singe sb’s hair jemandem die Haarspitzen absengen (Friseur)

5. Tuch sengen, (ab)flammen

B s Brandfleck m, versengte Stelle

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1. transitive verb,

singeing ansengen; versengen

2. intransitive verb,

singeing [ver]sengen