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abwiegen

to weigh out (an ingredient)

verb AHP-vee-gen Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Usage Note

abwiegen means to measure an exact quantity by weighing on a scale. It is a standard instruction in German recipes: 200 g Mehl abwiegen (weigh out 200 g of flour). More precise than abmessen (to measure by volume).

Examples

"Für das Rezept musst du zunächst alle Zutaten genau abwiegen."

Natural Translation

For the recipe you first need to weigh out all the ingredients precisely.

Literal Translation

For the recipe must you first all ingredients exactly weigh-out.

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