schmoren

From Low German and Middle Low German smôren, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”).^[1] Cognate with Dutch smoren, English smother.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃmoːʁən/, [ˈʃmoːʁən], [ˈʃmoː.ɐn], [ʃmoːɐ̯n], [ʃmɔɐ̯n]

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schmoren (weak, third-person singular present schmort, past tense schmorte, past participle geschmort, auxiliary haben)

1. (cooking, ambitransitive) to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid)

   Der Braten muss zwei Stunden schmoren. ― The roast has to braise for two hours.

   Danach müssen wir das Gemüse schmoren. ― Afterwards, we have to braise the vegetables.

   1. (figuratively, intransitive) to stew, to swelter (remain in a hot or uncomfortable situation without recourse)

      jemanden schmoren lassen ― to leave someone to stew

      in der Hölle schmoren ― to burn in hell

2. (informal, intransitive) to smoke, to be beginning to burn (be extremely heated up, causing smoke or charring but little or no open fire, typically as a result of live electricity)

   Bei zu hoher Spannung kann es sein, dass das Kabel anfängt zu schmoren.

   If the current is too high, the wire might start burning.

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