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einbrennen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • etch verb To cut a design or pattern into a hard surface using acid, a needle, or another sharp tool.
  • sear verb To burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat.

Senses

einbrennen is used for these senses in English:

  • etch To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
  • sear (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

etch — full definition

  1. verb To cut a design or pattern into a hard surface using acid, a needle, or another sharp tool.
  2. verb To fix something firmly and permanently in someone's memory.

sear — full definition

  1. verb To burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat.
  2. adjective Dried up or withered, especially of plants.

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