verarzten

to patch up, to treat medically (informal)

verb fer-ARTST-en Rare

Usage Note

verarzten is informal and means to treat or patch someone up medically — cleaning and dressing a wound, giving basic care. It has a pragmatic, hands-on flavour: jemanden verarzten implies taking care of an injury efficiently. Very common in everyday speech.

Examples

"Der Sanitäter verarztet ihn schnell am Spielfeldrand."

Natural Translation

The paramedic quickly patches him up at the side of the pitch.

Literal Translation

The paramedic patches-up him quickly at the pitch-side.

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