No. 13,423 in German
bemalen
"Bemalen" means "to paint on something."
In a sentence
Die Kinder bemalen die Wand mit bunten Farben.
The children are painting the wall with bright colors.
'Bemalen' is used to describe the action of painting a surface with colors.
Er hat das Osterei mit Mustern bemalt.
He painted the Easter egg with patterns.
Here 'bemalen' indicates decorating an object, the Easter egg, by painting on it.
Wir werden die alten Möbel bemalen, um ihnen ein neues Aussehen zu geben.
We will paint the old furniture to give it a new look.
In this case, 'bemalen' refers to repainting or altering the appearance of furniture by painting it.
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