davonlaufen

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German

Etymology

From davon +‎ laufen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈfɔnˌlaʊ̯fɱ̩/, /daˈfɔnˌlaʊ̯fən/
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Verb

davonlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft davon, past tense lief davon, past participle davongelaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to run away
    Uns läuft die Zeit davon.We are running out of time.
    • 1929, Kurt Tucholsky, Das Lächeln der Mona Lisa (Sammelband), Rowohlt Verlag, page 138:
      Ein Hund bellt, wenn er mit den Sinnen etwas wahrgenommen hat; daraufhin, weil ihn sein Bellen erschreckt und aufregt, und des weiteren, weil sich das wahrgenommene Objekt um ihn kümmert, nicht um ihn kümmert oder davonläuft.
      A dog barks when he perceived something with the senses; thereupon, because his barking scares and upsets him, and furthermore, because the perceived object looks after him, does not look after him, or runs away.

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