Meaning of schaffen | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to scoop up, to draw (water etc.) with a bucket
2. to work
   intransitive
3. to draw (air)
   figuratively
4. to do (something, especially something productive)
   transitive
5. to draw, gain (strength, energy)
   figuratively
6. to work, function
   intransitive

Examples

“Ech schaffen als Nuetswiechter.”

I work as a night watchman.

“Wat hues de haut geschafft?”

What did you do today?

“De Motor schafft op vollen Touren.”

The motor is working at full throttle.

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