überschlagen

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German

Etymology 1

über- +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yːbərˈʃlaːɡən/,
  • Hyphenation: ü‧ber‧schla‧gen

Verb

überschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present überschlägt, past tense überschlug, past participle überschlagen, past subjunctive überschlüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to skip over, omit, leave out (especially in a book, story, account; less commonly also in other contexts)
    Synonyms: überspringen, auslassen
    Sie überschlug die Einleitung.She skipped over the introduction.
    Warte mal, du hast aber überschlagen, was später am Abend noch passiert ist.
    Wait a second, you left out whatever happened later in the night.
    Wir haben das Hauptgericht überschlagen und sind direkt zum Nachtisch übergegangen.
    We skipped the main course and went straight on to the dessert.
  2. (transitive) to calculate roughly, to estimate (e.g. by rounding and leaving out smaller amounts)
    Wenn ich das mal schnell überschlage, komme ich auf mindestens 3.000 Euro.
    If I quickly count this up, I arrive at 3,000 euro at the least.
  3. (reflexive, of a person, vehicle etc.) to overturn, flip, cartwheel
    Synonym: über Kopf gehen
  4. (reflexive, of events) to come thick and fast, to develop very quickly (such that one can hardly process one item before the next comes in)
  5. (reflexive, of a speaker, his voice) to crack or become rapid due to emotion
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Etymology 2

über +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbərˌʃlaːɡən/,
  • Hyphenation: ü‧ber‧schla‧gen

Verb

überschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt über, past tense schlug über, past participle übergeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge über, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, auxiliary haben) to cross (one's legs)
    Synonyms: (commoner) übereinanderschlagen, verschränken
    Er schlug die Beine über.He crossed his legs.
  2. (intransitive, auxiliary sein, of waves) to break
    Synonyms: (commoner) brechen, zusammenschlagen
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