GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

verdrängen

displace; push out

Große Handelsketten verdrängen zunehmend die kleinen Geschäfte aus den Innenstädten.

Large retail chains are increasingly driving small shops out of city centres.

repress; suppress thoughts

Jahrelang verdrängte er die Erinnerung an den Unfall, bis er sich Hilfe suchte.

For years, he repressed the memory of the accident until he sought help.

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