Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To affix with cement.
zementieren
цементи́роватьcementírovatʹ
make fast as if with cement
(transitive)To overlay or coat with cement.
to cement a cellar floor
cover or coat with cement
(figuratively, transitive)To unite firmly or closely.
(figuratively, transitive)To repair.
(figuratively, transitive)To make permanent.
zementieren
Examples
61 sentencesThe cement was still wet.
Цемент ще не застиг.
ruЦемент ещё не застыл.
deDer Zement war noch feucht.
I need to buy a bag of cement.
ruМне нужно купить мешок цемента.
deIch muss einen Sack Zement kaufen.
Tom left his footprints in the wet cement.
How many bags of cement should we buy?
Tom and Mary made handprints in the wet cement.
deTom und Maria verewigten ihre Handabdrücke in dem feuchten Zement.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English syment, cyment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum (“quarryFrom Middle English syment, cyment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum (“quarry stone; stone chips for making mortar”), from caedō (“to cut, hew”). Doublet of cementum.
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Forms
cements, cementing, cemented, cementedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle