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buh·len [ˈbu:lən] VB intr pej old

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

um jds Gunst buhlen
to court sb's favour [or Am -or]
um Anerkennung buhlen
um etw acc buhlen

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

Er gab vor, Gold herstellen zu können.

Als gelerntem Apotheker wurde ihm das zugetraut und so wundert es nicht, dass bald die Herrscher um ihn buhlten.

Am Ende konnte August der Starke den Streit um den jungen Mann für sich entscheiden und ließ Böttger nach Dresden bringen.

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He pretended to be able to make gold.

Since he was a trained apothecary, everybody believed him and it took no wonder that the rulers courted him.

Eventually, Augustus the Strong was able to settle the dispute in his favour and had Boettger brought to Dresden.

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