GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

verziehen

spoil through upbringing

Mit teuren Geschenken allein macht man ein Kind nicht glücklich, sondern verzieht es womöglich.

Expensive gifts alone do not make a child happy and may instead spoil them.

warp; distort

Wenn das Holz zu feucht eingebaut wird, verzieht es sich später.

If the wood is installed when it is too damp, it will warp later.

pull a face; distort facial features

Beim ersten Schluck des bitteren Tees verzog sie das Gesicht.

At the first sip of the bitter tea, she pulled a face.

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