die Wäsche trocknen
to dry the laundry
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Watch out. Common mistake: confusing 'trocknen' (to dry) with 'trocken' (dry, adjective).
In a sentence
Bei schönem Wetter trocknet er die Wäsche draußen auf der Leine.
How it is used
Means 'to dry the laundry.' Neutral register. Use when hanging clothes on a balcony after washing. Common mistake: confusing 'trocknen' (to dry) with 'trocken' (dry, adjective).
Other verbs that go with Wäsche
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Wäsche waschento do the laundry
- schmutzige Wäsche waschento air one's dirty laundry in public
- die Wäsche zusammenlegento fold the laundry
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- jdm. einen Floh ins Ohr setzento put an idea into someone's head
- Ausschau halten nach+Dat.to look out for
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- jdm. guten Appetit wünschento wish sb. a good meal
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