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