vertreiben.
to force to leave, to drive away
Meaning & usage
to force to leave, to drive away
to pass (time)
die Zeit vertreiben.
to put on the market, to sell (especially in large quantities)
Wir vertreiben viele feine Produkte in diesem Geschäft.
to put colors softly together
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vertrīben, from Old High German firtrīban, from Proto-West Germanic *fradrīban. By surface analysis, ver- + treiben. Cognate with Old English fordrīfan, Old Saxon fardrīvan, English fordrive, Dutch verdrijven.
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