German VERB B2 Rank 16224

quetschen

to squeeze / crush

quetschen – quetschte – hat gequetscht

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry quetschen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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quetschen vs drücken

to press / hug

Drücken generally means applying force to an object without necessarily deforming it. Quetschen implies greater pressure, causing the object to lose its shape, become damaged, or release liquid.

Visual example for drücken
quetschen

Lena quetscht die reife Tomate so stark, dass sie ihre Form verliert.

Lena squeezes the ripe tomato so hard that it loses its shape.

drücken

Lena drückt leicht auf die reife Tomate, um ihre Festigkeit zu prüfen.

Lena gently presses the ripe tomato to check how firm it is.

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