 German |
 English |
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| jdn. läutern {vt} [soc.] [relig.] | to make sb. a better person; to purify sb.'s nature | |
| läuternd | making a better person; purifying sb.'s nature | |
| geläutert | made a better person; purified sb.'s nature | |
| geläutert sein | to have been redeemed | |
| Die schwere Krankheit hat sie geläutert. | This serious illness made her a better person. | |
| Er ging aus dem Unglück geläutert hervor. | He emerged from this calamity a better man. | |
| Leid läutert. (Brecht) | Suffering purifies. (Brecht) |