zuschneiden

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German

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Etymology

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zu- +‎ schneiden

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡suːˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: zu‧schnei‧den

Verb

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zuschneiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schneidet zu, past tense schnitt zu, past participle zugeschnitten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tailor, to cut (dress, suit)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to tailor, to adjust, to customize [with accusative ‘something’ and auf (+ accusative) ‘for someone/something’]
    Synonym: anpassen

Conjugation

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Further reading

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