durchschlagen

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German

Etymology

durch- +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: durch‧schla‧gen
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Verb

durchschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt durch, past tense schlug durch, past participle durchgeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge durch, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to smash
  2. (transitive) to break (a hole) through
  3. (transitive) to sieve
  4. (intransitive) to cause diarrhea
  5. (intransitive) to be taken after
  6. (intransitive) to come through (e.g. liquids or sounds)
  7. (reflexive) to eke out a living

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