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putzen (v.t)
   to clean; brush (teeth); groom (animal); polish (shoes), wipe; plaster (wall)
Principal Parts: er putzt, putzte, hat geputzt

«Harry schnüffelte und ein übler Gestank drang ihm in die Nase, eine Mischung aus getragenen Socken und der Sorte öffentlicher Toiletten, die niemand je zu putzen scheint.» (S. 191, "Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen")
"Harry sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils, a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one ever seems to clean." (Harry Potter and the Scorcerer's Stone)
Hast du dir die Zähne geputzt?
Have you brushed your teeth?
Wir müssen die Fenster putzen.
We have to clean the windows.

Related:
der Putz plaster, grout; (dated) finery, trappings
der Putzdienst cleaning service
die Putzfrau cleaning lady
verputzen to plaster (a wall); polish off (food, etc.), demolish
der Wandputz wall plaster

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