echauffieren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French échauffer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eʃoˈfiːʁən/,
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Verb

echauffieren (weak, third-person singular present echauffiert, past tense echauffierte, past participle echauffiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, formal) to get steamed, to get excited
    Synonyms: aufregen, ereifern, empören
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 174:
      »Liebste, ich bitte dich, du echauffierst dich auf eine Weise … die Leute werden vorm Rathaus oder auf dem Markt ein bißchen spektakeln … Vielleicht wird es dem Staat noch ein paar Fensterscheiben kosten, das ist alles.«
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