GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

auslöschen

extinguish; put out

Bevor wir schlafen gingen, löschte sie die Kerzen aus, die nach dem Stromausfall in der ganzen Wohnung verteilt gestanden hatten.

Before we went to sleep, she put out the candles that had been placed throughout the flat after the power cut.

erase; wipe out

Keine spätere Entschuldigung kann die Erinnerung an diese Demütigung auslöschen, auch wenn sie einen Neuanfang erleichtern mag.

No later apology can erase the memory of this humiliation, even if it may make a fresh start easier.

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