be open in German is klaffen (verb).
(present: ich klaffe, du klaffst, er/sie/es klafft)
(past: klaffte, hat geklafft)
- gape, be open
- offen stehen, eine Lücke bilden
- auseinanderweichen, nicht richtig schließen
Example:
- Die Tür klafft.
- Die Wunde klafft.
- Die Meinungen klaffen auseinander.
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