handeln
to act; to deal; to trade
English translations
- 01
to act
- 02
action
- 03
deal
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas tun; agieren; Waren kaufen und verkaufen.
- English meaning
- to act, to trade
- Synonym
- agieren, verfahren
- German example
- Er handelt mit Aktien. / Wir müssen schnell handeln.
- English example
- He trades in stocks. / We must act quickly.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich handle du handelst er/sie/es ich handelt wir handeln ihr handelet sie handeln
- Past Participle
- ich habe gehandelt du hast gehandelt er/sie/es hat gehandelt wir haben gehandelt ihr habt gehandelt sie haben gehandelt
- Past
- ich handelte du handeltest er/sie/es handelte wir handelten ihr handeltet sie handelten
Related words
- nachbehandeln
reprocess
- verschandeln
To disfigure means to make something ugly or unattractive, often through damage or defacement.
- nachverhandeln
Renegotiate
- behandeln
treat
- gleichbehandeln
to treat equally
- vorbehandeln
to pre-treat
- zuwiderhandeln
To contravene
- aushandeln
to negotiate
- verhandeln
Negotiate
- misshandeln
To abuse
- abhandeln
To handle
- mißhandeln
To mistreat, to abuse
- Geistesgegenwart
Presence of mind
- Diskretion
Discretion
- Quätschchen
A dent is a small, squeezed or crushed spot or thing. It can refer to a small bump, dent, or blemish.
- Emissionsrecht
An emission allowance is a permit to emit a specific amount of pollutants.
- tun
to do
- schonen
to spare, to take care of
- sengen
To singe
- thun
To do
- das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten
Throw the baby out with the bathwater
- reifizieren
Reify
- verdinglichen
Objectify
- entkriminalisieren
To decriminalize means to no longer treat an action or behavior as a criminal offense.
- lähmend
Paralyzing means that something severely restricts or prevents the ability to move or act.
- wirken
To have an effect
- malträtieren
To mistreat, abuse
- privilegieren
To privilege
- feilschen
Haggle
- thematisieren
To address
- vertreten
to represent
- schachern
To haggle means to buy something at a low price and resell it at a higher price, often in an unfair way.
- feilbieten
Offer for sale
- fluorieren
To fluoridate means to treat something with fluorine, often to harden tooth enamel.
- die kalte Schulter zeigen
To give someone the cold shoulder means to treat someone dismissively or unfriendly, to ignore them.
- tuend
Acting, doing, or being active in something.
- kalken
To lime means to coat or treat something with lime, often to disinfect or protect it.
- ätzen
Etch
- peroxidieren
To treat with peroxide or cause to react with peroxide.
- tabuisieren
To taboo
- würdigen
To honor
- auslaugen
To leach, to exhaust
- kurieren
to cure
- abätzen
etch
- vorauslaufen
To run ahead
- Filosofie
Filosofie is an older spelling for philosophy, which deals with fundamental questions of being, knowledge, action, and thought.
- in Acht nehmen
To be careful
- durchgreifen
To take decisive action
- bähen
Foment
Example sentences with “handeln”
Wir müssen jetzt handeln. (We must act now.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'handeln' a regular verb?
Yes, it is a regular weak verb.