lippen
Americanverb (used with object)
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to trust (a person).
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to entrust (something) to a person.
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of lippen
1125–75; Middle English lipnen, earlier lipnien
Example Sentences
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To a great extent, the Wednesday concert belonged to Ms. de Niese, who not only was the first and last to sing — she opened with an agile account of the Alleluia from Mozart’s “Exsultate, Jubilate” and closed the program with Lehar’s frothy “Meine Lippen Sie Küssen So Heiss” — but she was also the concert’s host.
From New York Times
At times they were in celebrity-couple mode, schmoozing their way through Lippen Schweigen from The Merry Widow, to the delight of their fans, though Lehár doesn't, I'm afraid, ideally suit Schrott.
From The Guardian
Der Prinz hat nur kurze Zeit bei ihr geruht oder ihr einen flüchtigen Kuss auf die Lippen gedrückt.
From Project Gutenberg
After a born-again Texan teaching English in China advised her that Christian schools in the U.S. are safe and academically strong, she enrolled at Ben Lippen High School in Columbia, South Carolina.
From BusinessWeek
Ben Lippen required her to attend church and chapel, take Bible class, and join a Bible study group.
From BusinessWeek
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