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etch in Dutch

etch in Dutch is etsen — etch means to cut a design or pattern into a hard surface using acid, a needle, or another sharp tool.

etch in Dutch

etsen
verb

What does "etch" mean?

  1. verb To cut a design or pattern into a hard surface using acid, a needle, or another sharp tool.
    "The artist etched a portrait onto a copper plate before printing it."
  2. verb To fix something firmly and permanently in someone's memory.
    "That image of the burning building is etched into my mind."
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etch in a sentence

  • The artist etched a portrait onto a copper plate before printing it.
  • Engineers etch tiny circuits onto silicon chips.
  • That image of the burning building is etched into my mind.
  • The speech etched itself into the nation's memory.

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What is "etch" in Dutch?

"etch" in Dutch is etsen. etch means: To cut a design or pattern into a hard surface using acid, a needle, or another sharp tool.

How do you use "etch" in a sentence?

Example: "The artist etched a portrait onto a copper plate before printing it." In Dutch, "etch" is etsen.

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