ausrutschen

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German

Etymology

aus- +‎ rutschen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯s.ʁʊtʃən/
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Verb

ausrutschen (weak, third-person singular present rutscht aus, past tense rutschte aus, past participle ausgerutscht, auxiliary sein)

  1. to slip, to side-slip, to skid
    Synonym: ausgleiten
    auf einer Bananenschale ausrutschento slip on a banana skin
    ausrutschen und hinfallento slip and fall
    • 1870, Friedrich Gerstäcker, chapter 26, in Die Blauen und Gelben:
      »Verdammt will ich sein, wenn wir mit heilen Knochen da hinüberkommen,« rief der Kutscher. »Die Maultiere wollen auch nicht, und wenn ihnen hier die Füße ausrutschen, geht die ganze Karre, wie ein Boot über einen Wasserfall, in das Loch da hinunter.«
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