ein Ei köpfen
to cut off the top of a boiled egg
Türkçe: yumurtanın ucunu kesmek
In a sentence
Zum Frühstück köpfe ich mein weich gekochtes Ei.
How it is used
Means 'to cut off the top of a boiled egg' (for eating). Neutral register. Use at breakfast: 'Kannst du mir das Ei köpfen?' Very specific; not used for other foods.
Other verbs that go with Ei
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- ein Ei aufschlagento crack an egg
- ein Ei legento lay an egg
- jdm. ein Ei legento play a trick on someone
- wie ein rohes Ei behandelnto treat someone or something with extreme care, like a fragile object
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