GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

aufwerfen

raise a question or issue

Die neue Regelung wirft Fragen auf, die sich nicht mit einem kurzen Hinweis auf die bisherige Praxis beantworten lassen.

The new rule raises questions that cannot be answered with a brief reference to past practice.

throw up; pile up earth

Der Bagger warf entlang der Baustelle einen Wall auf, damit sich der lockere Boden bei Regen nicht über den Gehweg verteilte.

The excavator threw up an embankment along the building site to prevent loose soil from spreading onto the pavement when it rained.

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