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verbraucht

used up, worn out

adjective fer-BROWKHT Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

spent, exhausted

Usage Note

verbraucht describes resources that have been fully consumed (verbrauchte Energie) or a person physically or emotionally drained. Verbrauchte Luft is stale air; verbrauchte Batterien are flat batteries.

Examples

"Die verbrauchten Batterien mussten vor der Entsorgung getrennt gesammelt werden."

Natural Translation

The used-up batteries had to be sorted separately before disposal.

Literal Translation

The used-up batteries had to be separately collected before the disposal.

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