Also means
vacate
Usage Note
räumen means to clear away or vacate, and it sprouts many separable prefixes: aufräumen ('to tidy up'), ausräumen ('to empty out'), wegräumen ('to clear away'). It comes from Raum ('room, space'), the idea being to free up space. Its participle is geräumt.
Examples
"Wir räumen das Zimmer."
Natural Translation
We are clearing the room.
Literal Translation
We clear the room.
Related Words
- Abfluss drain, plug hole
- Abflussreiniger drain cleaner
- Abzieher squeegee, floor wiper
- Allzweckreiniger all-purpose cleaner, multipurpose cleaner
- Besen broom
- Einzugsreinigung move-in cleaning, pre-tenancy clean
- Entkalkungsmittel descaler, decalcifying agent
- Essigwasser vinegar water (cleaning solution of vinegar and water)
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