durchschlagen

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German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German durchslahen, from Old High German duruhslahan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhslahan. Equivalent to durch- +‎ schlagen. Cognate with Dutch doorslaan.

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  • Hyphenation: durch‧schla‧gen

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 break (a hole) through
  2. (transitive) to smash, to break something in two
  3. (transitive) to sieve
  4. (intransitive, colloquial, regional) 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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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: durch‧schla‧gen

Verb

durchschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present durchschlägt, past tense durchschlug, past participle durchschlagen, past subjunctive durchschlüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to smash through something
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Participle

durchschlagen

  1. past participle of durchschlagen

Adjective

durchschlagen (strong nominative masculine singular durchschlagener, comparative durchschlagener, superlative am durchschlagensten)

  1. (archaic) devious
    Synonym: dated
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