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klären

clarify

verb KLAY-ren Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: from klar ('clear')

Also means

resolve

Usage Note

klären means to 'clarify' or settle a matter, built on klar ('clear'). Reflexive sich klären means a situation 'clears up' or resolves itself. It also means to purify or treat water, hence die Kläranlage ('sewage treatment plant').

Examples

"Wir müssen das klären."

Natural Translation

We need to clarify that.

Literal Translation

We must that clarify.

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