German-English translation for "abgrasen"

"abgrasen" English translation

abgrasen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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graze down scour, comb cover
  • graze (down)
    abgrasen Wiese, Weide etc
    abgrasen Wiese, Weide etc
  • scour, comb (nach for)
    abgrasen Gebiet, Gegend figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    abgrasen Gebiet, Gegend figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • cover
    abgrasen Wirtschaft/Volkswirtschaft | commercial term, commerceWIRTSCH umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    abgrasen Wirtschaft/Volkswirtschaft | commercial term, commerceWIRTSCH umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
examples
And the fish have grazed the algae, so the turf of algae is a little lower.
Und die Fische haben die Algen abgegrast, sodass die Algendecke ein wenig niedriger ist.
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