frisieren

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German

Etymology

From French friser, possibly through Dutch friseren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁiˈziːʁən/
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  • Rhymes: -iːʁən

Verb

frisieren (weak, third-person singular present frisiert, past tense frisierte, past participle frisiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dress the hair
  2. (figurative, informal) to fudge, to cook (books)
    Synonym: verfälschen
  3. (figurative, informal) to soup up (a vehicle engine etc.)
    Synonyms: aufmotzen, tunen, tweaken
    • 1950 April 27, “New Look im Verkehr”, in Die Zeit:
      Dabei ist die Leistung dieser Fahrzeuge mit einem Hubraum von zumeist 100 bis 125 ccm ganz erstaunlich. Die kürzlich von einer frisierten „Lambretta“ aufgestellten 41 Weltrekorde haben es bewiesen.
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • frisieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • frisieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • frisieren” in Duden online
  • frisieren” in OpenThesaurus.de