Zuflucht nehmen
to take refuge
Türkçe: sığınmak
In a sentence
Er nimmt Zuflucht bei seinen Freunden nach dem schweren Streit.
How it is used
Means 'to take refuge,' emphasizing the active seeking of safety. Neutral/formal. Use when someone flees a storm and shelters in a building. Common mistake: 'nehmen' implies a deliberate action; 'finden' is more passive.
Other verbs that go with Zuflucht
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All collocations with Zuflucht
Other collocations built on nehmen
- Abschied nehmen von+Dat.to bid farewell to
- seinen Abschied nehmento take one's leave
- Abstand nehmen von+Dat.to distance oneself from something
- sich in Acht nehmen vor+Dat.to be careful/watch out for a danger
- einen Anfang nehmento get under way
- etw. / jdn. in Anspruch nehmento use/claim something
- etw. in Angriff nehmento tackle/start something energetically
- Anstoß nehmen an+Dat.to take offense at something
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