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züchten

breed

Meaning of züchten

to keep animals in order to produce young

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German/ˈt͡syːçtən/
breed
züchten - breed
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züchten with English translation

züchten usage examples

🇬🇧English🇩🇪German

Bauern züchten hier Schafe.

🇬🇧English🇩🇪German

Sie will gesunde Hunde züchten.

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züchten belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

züchtenbreed
kochencook
sich ändernchange
bindentie
folgenfollow
entfernenremove
sich anfühlenfeel

züchten synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between züchten / vermehren / aufziehen / züchten lassen / brüten / anbauen

V
🇩🇪German
vermehren

General word meaning to multiply or increase offspring; can apply to animals, plants, or microbes, and is less specific than züchten about deliberate breeding.

B2Often
A
🇩🇪German
aufziehen

Means to raise or bring up young animals; focuses on care after birth rather than on breeding itself.

B2Often
Z
🇩🇪German
züchten lassen

Means to have something bred by someone else; emphasizes delegation rather than doing the breeding oneself.

B2Rarely
B
🇩🇪German
brüten

Originally means to sit on and hatch eggs. It is more specific than züchten and usually refers to birds or egg-laying animals.

B2Often
A
🇩🇪German
anbauen

Refers to growing plants or crops, not animals. In this sense it is not a direct synonym of züchten.

B2Very Often
T
🇩🇪German
Tiere halten

A broader expression meaning to keep animals; it refers to care and maintenance, but not necessarily breeding offspring.

B2Often
J
🇩🇪German
Junge bekommen

Means to have young or give birth. It describes the event of offspring being born, not deliberate breeding.

B2Often
N
🇩🇪German
Nachwuchs erzeugen

A rather formal and technical expression meaning to produce offspring. It sounds more abstract and less natural than züchten.

B2Rarely

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züchten means breed. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce züchten

/ˈt͡syːçtən/

züchten translation

breed

züchten examples

Bauern züchten hier Schafe.

züchten transcription

/ˈt͡syːçtən/

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züchten meaning: what does it mean?

Tiere halten, um Nachwuchs zu bekommen

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züchten is pronounced as /ˈt͡syːçtən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

züchten definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Bauern züchten hier Schafe. Translation: Здесь фермеры разводят овец.

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