Verb

heraus|schälen

to peel out, to carve out, to discern, to extract

Es ist schwer, die Kernaussage aus dem Text herauszuschälen.

It is difficult to discern the core message from the text.

Der Künstler versucht, eine Form aus dem Stein herauszuschälen.

The artist is trying to carve a shape out of the stone.

((sth.)) ((from/out of sth.)) to discern/carve sth. from/out of sth. It is difficult to discern the core message from the text.

herausarbeiten (to carve out), erkennen (to discern)

From 'heraus-' (out) and 'schälen' (to peel). Literally 'to peel out'.

Imagine peeling ('schälen') an orange to get the fruit 'out' ('heraus'). This applies figuratively to uncovering the core of an issue.

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