ausstopfen

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German

Etymology

aus- +‎ stopfen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌʃtɔpfən/
  • Hyphenation: aus‧stop‧fen
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Verb

ausstopfen (weak, third-person singular present stopft aus, past tense stopfte aus, past participle ausgestopft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to stuff a void, to make (look) full
    Ich habe mich als Frau verkleidet und den BH mit Apfelsinen ausgestopft.
    I dressed up as a woman and stuffed my bra with oranges.
  2. (usually transitive) to stuff (animals), to practice taxidermy
    Das Wohnzimmer war voll mit ausgestopften Tieren.
    The sitting-room was full of stuffed animals.

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