German-English translations for schmieren

adulate
anoint
butter
uk
us
peanut butterbutter of antimony; butter of arsenicButter the toast.
butter upHe takes every opportunity to butter up the boss
daub
us
The artist just seemed to daub on paint at random and suddenly there was a painting
fawn

lubricateWe have so agreed in order to try to eliminate misunderstandings, to try to lubricate the machine here and there. Wir haben eine solche Vereinbarung getroffen, um keine Mißverständnisse aufkommen zu lassen und um zu versuchen, hier und da "die Maschine zu schmieren" .
oil
uk
us
scrawl
smear
uk
And I must say again, Mr Mulder, that I am very surprised that you as a Liberal actually want to smear this flourishing market! Und ich muß noch einmal sagen, Herr Mulder, ich bin sehr erstaunt, daß Sie als Liberaler nun diesen prosperierenden Markt auch noch schmieren wollen! The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes.She smeared her lips with lipstick.
spread
us
He spread his newspaper on the tableI spread my arms wide and welcomed him homeI spread the rice grains evenly over the floor
suck upThe dry soil sucked up water like a sponge.Jimmy sucked up to the English teacher hoping he would get an A.

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