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föhnen

blow-dry

verb FUR-nen Rare
Body & Health Personal Care

Origin: from Föhn, a warm wind

Usage Note

föhnen means to blow-dry the hair with a Föhn, hairdryer. It is often reflexive: sich die Haare föhnen, using the dative for the body part. The perfect takes haben.

Examples

"Nach dem Duschen föhnt sie sich die Haare."

Natural Translation

After showering she blow-dries her hair.

Literal Translation

After the showering blow-dries she herself the hair.

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