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Bruno präsentiert ein ausgefeiltes Menü aus fünf Gängen, bei dem jede Zutat vom Markt stammt. Bruno presents a polished five-course menu in which every ingredient comes from the market.

adjective · C1

ausgefeilt

[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfaɪ̯lt]

polished, sophisticated, refined

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Other Examples

  • Mein Text ist noch nicht ausgefeilt genug, um ihn einer Lektorin zu zeigen.

    My text isn't polished enough yet to show to an editor.

  • Deine Präsentation war so ausgefeilt, dass niemand eine Frage stellen musste.

    Your presentation was so polished that nobody had to ask a question.

  • Frida hat einen ausgefeilten Plan, wie sie in zwölf Minuten von Kreuzberg nach Mitte radelt.

    Frida has a carefully worked-out plan for cycling from Kreuzberg to Mitte in twelve minutes.

Grammar

Comparative
ausgefeilter Compares two things: … als …
Superlative
am ausgefeiltesten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

aus prefix ge prefix feil root t ending

aus-
out: aussteigen (to get off), ausgehen (to go out). Separable: Wir steigen aus.
ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

ausfeilenfeilendie Feile

In Otti's situations: Bruno writes a cookbook

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