schminken

put on makeup, apply makeup

ˈʃ m ɪ ŋ k ə n
schmink apply makeup + en Infinitive
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #38,002
put on makeup, apply makeup When used reflexively with sich, it means to put on makeup oneself.
GE: Sie will sich für die Feier schminken.
EN: She wants to put on makeup for the party.
Conjugation of schminken
Past
schminken
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — schminken
Second schminkst schminkt
Third schminkt schminken
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — schminken
Third — schminken
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — schminkt

Ich will mich nur schminken.

I just want to put on makeup.

— A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Mir gefallen Frauen, die sich nicht allzusehr schminken.

I like women who don’t wear too much makeup.

Maria verlässt das Haus nie, ohne sich vorher zu schminken.

Maria never leaves the house without putting on makeup.

Und schminken.

And put on makeup.

— Prinzessin Mononoke (1997)

Sie können sich doch schminken?

You can put on makeup, can't you?

— Phoenix (2014)

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