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angetrocknet

dried on, caked on

adjective AN-ge-trok-net Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

partially dried out

Usage Note

Angetrocknet describes a substance — food residue, mud, paint — that has dried onto a surface and become difficult to remove. Angetrocknete Farbe (dried-on paint), angetrocknete Soße. Different from merely trocken in implying adhesion to a surface.

Examples

"Das angetrocknete Blut an der Wunde war schwer abzuwaschen."

Natural Translation

The dried-on blood on the wound was hard to wash off.

Literal Translation

The dried-on blood on the wound was difficult to wash off.

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