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schließen

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verb SHLEE-sen Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

conclude

Usage Note

schließen means to shut, but also to conclude a contract (einen Vertrag schließen) or to deduce (daraus schließen — 'to conclude from that'). It is strong: schloss, geschlossen. The separable abschließen means 'to lock'.

Examples

"Bitte schließen Sie die Tür."

Natural Translation

Please close the door.

Literal Translation

Please close you the door.

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