to caulk in German is abdichten (verb).
(present: ich dichte ab, du dichtest ab, er/sie/es dichtet ab)
(past: dichtete ab, hat abgedichtet)
- to seal, to caulk
- etwas so bearbeiten, dass keine Flüssigkeiten oder Gase eindringen oder austreten können
- etwas undurchlässig machen
Example:
- Das Dach muss abgedichtet werden.
- Er hat die Fenster abgedichtet.
- Die Fugen abdichten.
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