GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

taufen

baptise; christen

Die Eltern ließen ihr Kind in der kleinen Kirche taufen, in der sie selbst geheiratet hatten.

The parents had their child baptised in the small church where they themselves had married.

christen; ceremonially name

Die Rettungsorganisation taufte das neue Boot auf den Namen einer verstorbenen Helferin.

The rescue organisation named the new boat after a deceased volunteer.

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