German-English translation for "schürfen"

"schürfen" English translation

schürfen
[ˈʃʏrfən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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  • prospect, explore, dig (nach for)
    schürfen Bergbau | miningBERGB im Tagebau
    schürfen Bergbau | miningBERGB im Tagebau
  • investigate the matter
    schürfen gründlich forschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    dig deeper
    schürfen gründlich forschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    schürfen gründlich forschen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
schürfen
[ˈʃʏrfən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t

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  • prospect for
    schürfen Bergbau | miningBERGB Erze etc
    explore for
    schürfen Bergbau | miningBERGB Erze etc
    dig for
    schürfen Bergbau | miningBERGB Erze etc
    schürfen Bergbau | miningBERGB Erze etc
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  • sich (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas schürfen
    to graze (abrade)etwas | something sth
    sich (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas schürfen
schürfen
Neutrum | neuter n <Schürfens>

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The boy fell and scraped his knee.
Der Junge fiel hin und schürfte sich das Knie auf.
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