German-English translation for "entkleiden"

"entkleiden" English translation

entkleiden

transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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to undress... to strip a room of its decoration...
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  • jemanden entkleiden
    to undressjemand | somebody sb, to take sb’s clothes off
    jemanden entkleiden
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  • jemanden [etwas] einer Sache entkleiden figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig literarisch | literaryliter
    to divest (oder | orod strip, deprive)jemand | somebody sb [sth] ofetwas | something sth
    jemanden [etwas] einer Sache entkleiden figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig literarisch | literaryliter
  • jemanden seiner Würde entkleiden
    to divest (oder | orod strip)jemand | somebody sb of his dignity (oder | orod rank)
    jemanden seiner Würde entkleiden
  • einen Raum seines Schmuckes entkleiden
    to strip a room of its decoration
    einen Raum seines Schmuckes entkleiden

entkleiden

reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r

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undress...
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jemanden seines Nimbus entkleiden
to stripjemand | somebody sb of his (oder | orod her) aura
jemanden seines Nimbus entkleiden
jemanden seiner Würde entkleiden
to strip (oder | orod divest)jemand | somebody sb of his rank
jemanden seiner Würde entkleiden
Tom closed the curtains before he got undressed.
Tom zog die Vorhänge zu, ehe er sich entkleidete.
Source: Tatoeba
Mary started taking her clothes off.
Maria fing an, sich zu entkleiden.
Source: Tatoeba
He told her, and misled by her quiet manner went to undress.
Er sagte es ihr, und beruhigt durch ihren gelassenen Ton, ging er weg, um sich zu entkleiden.
Source: Books
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