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verdampfen

evaporate

Wenn eine Flüssigkeit durch Wärme zu Gas wird und in die Luft geht.

Definition & meaning

The verb verdampfen has two primary meanings depending on the context:

  1. Physical transition: To change from a liquid state into a gaseous state (vapor). This occurs when a liquid is heated or exposed to air, commonly known as evaporation or vaporization.
  2. Colloquial usage: In informal German, it is often used to mean "to disappear quickly," "to clear off," or "to vanish" from a location, similar to the English slang "to bolt" or "to scram."

Grammar & Word origin

  • Grammar: It is a weak (regular) verb. Its principal parts are: verdampfen (infinitive), verdampfte (simple past), ist verdampft (perfect). It requires the auxiliary verb "sein" because it describes a change of state.
  • Word origin: It is derived from the prefix ver- (indicating a process or change) and the noun Dampf (steam/vapor). The root is related to the Middle High German dampf.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • Evaporate/Vaporize: verdunsten, ausdampfen, verflüchtigen.
  • Colloquial (to vanish): verschwinden, abhauen, sich verdrücken.

Antonyms:

  • Condense: kondensieren, verflüssigen.
  • Appear: erscheinen, auftauchen.

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Examples

Das Wasser beginnt zu verdampfen.verb

The water begins to evaporate.

Die Hitze ließ den Regen schnell verdampfen.verb

The heat made the rain evaporate quickly.

Sind die Benzinreste in der Sonne verdampft?verb

Have the gasoline residues evaporated in the sun?

Bei hoher Hitze verdampft die Flüssigkeit vollständig.verb

At high heat, the liquid evaporates completely.

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