durchstreichen

to cross out

verb doorkh-SHTRAI-khen Rare

Also means

to strike through

Usage Note

durchstreichen means to put a line through text to cancel it. Used in editing and proofreading: einen Fehler durchstreichen = to cross out an error. The noun is Durchstreichung.

Examples

"Sie strich das falsche Wort durch und schrieb die Korrektur darüber."

Natural Translation

She crossed out the wrong word and wrote the correction above it.

Literal Translation

She struck-through the wrong word and wrote the correction above-it.

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