English-German translation for "circumcise"

"circumcise" German translation

circumcise
[ˈsəː(r)kəmsaiz]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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beschneiden reinigen, läutern
  • (jemanden) beschneiden
    circumcise medicine | MedizinMED religion | ReligionREL
    circumcise medicine | MedizinMED religion | ReligionREL
  • reinigen, läutern
    circumcise figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    circumcise figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Ich setzte meinen Plan um und sah zu, als ein Mädchen beschnitten wurde.
I went ahead with my plan and witnessed a girl being circumcised.
Source: News-Commentary
Sie warten darauf beschnitten zu werden.
They're waiting to be circumcised.
Source: TED
Er weiß, wie man Kinder beschneidet.
He knows how to circumcise children.
Source: Tatoeba
Dennoch ermutigten die Freundinnen, mit denen ich sprach, mich dazu, mich beschneiden zu lassen.
And yet the friends to whom I spoke encouraged me to get circumcised.
Source: News-Commentary
Weltweit werden Millionen von Frauen nach wie vor beschnitten oder zwangsverheiratet.
Millions of women throughout the world are still being circumcised or married off.
Source: Europarl
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