klatschen

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German

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Dutch kletsen and English clash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklatʃən/,
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Verb

klatschen (weak, third-person singular present klatscht, past tense klatschte, past participle geklatscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to clap
    Synonym: applaudieren
  2. (colloquial) to gossip, to tattle, to chitchat
    Synonym: tratschen
  3. (colloquial) to beat; to beat up
    Synonym: schlagen
    • 2021 May 9, Ulrich Gutmair, “Roman über Punks der 90er: Nochämo uff die Fress?”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Jenseits der Zonengrenze hieß das hin und wieder auch, eine Nacht in einem verbarrikadierten besetzten Haus verbringen zu müssen, weil auf der Straße eine Horde von Glatzen mit Baseballschlägern darauf aus war, ein paar Zecken zu klatschen.
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Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

klatschen

  1. definite singular of klatsch