No. 14,585 in German
löschten
"Löschten" is the past tense of "löschen," meaning "deleted" or "extinguished."
In a sentence
Die Feuerwehrleute löschten das Feuer schnell.
The firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.
Here, "löschten" is used in its literal sense, meaning 'extinguished' or 'put out' in the context of fire suppression.
Sie löschten alle Daten auf der Festplatte.
They deleted all data on the hard drive.
In this case, "löschten" refers metaphorically to 'erased' or 'removed,' used when speaking about data or information.
Die Schüler löschten die Tafel nach der Stunde.
The students cleaned the chalkboard after class.
Here, "löschten" denotes 'wiped' or 'cleaned,' pertaining to the clearing of written material on a board.
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