German VERB A2 Rank 19463

abräumen

to clear away / clean up

abräumen – räumte ab – hat abgeräumt

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abräumen vs gewinnen

to win / gain

„Gewinnen“ means being successful in a competition, and it also works for a single success. „Abräumen“ is more colloquial and emphasizes that someone receives a particularly large number of prizes or awards. Use „gewinnen“ for a specific victory and „abräumen“ for a striking series of successes.

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abräumen

Die junge Sängerin räumte bei der Preisverleihung gleich mehrere Auszeichnungen ab.

The young singer cleaned up at the awards ceremony, winning several awards.

gewinnen

Unsere Mannschaft gewann das Finale mit zwei Toren Vorsprung.

Our team won the final by two goals.

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