dichtmachen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

dicht +‎ machen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɪçtˌmaχn̩]
  • Hyphenation: dicht‧ma‧chen
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

dichtmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht dicht, past tense machte dicht, past participle dichtgemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to close off, to seal up
    die Grenzen dichtmachento close off one's borders
  2. (informal, ambitransitive) to close down, to close up, to shutter
    Der Laden hat dichtgemacht.The shop has closed up.

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