ramponieren

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ramponieren. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ramponieren, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ramponieren in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ramponieren you have here. The definition of the word ramponieren will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oframponieren, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

18th c., from Low German, from Middle Low German ramponēren, from Middle Dutch ramponeren (whence Dutch rampeneren), from Old French ramposner (to taunt), of uncertain derivation. The semantic development under influence of Middle Dutch ramp (harm, calamity, catastrophe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rampoˈniːrən/, , ,
  • (file)

Verb

ramponieren (weak, third-person singular present ramponiert, past tense ramponierte, past participle ramponiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chiefly informal) to damage severely; to destroy
    • 2011, Rolf Lamprecht, Ich gehe bis nach Karlsruhe, DVA, →ISBN:
      Sechs renommierte Rechtsanwälte beschworen den Minister, Ansehen und Gewicht des höchsten Gerichts nicht noch weiter zu ramponieren.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2013, Enders Schatten, Heyne Verlag, translation of Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card, →ISBN:
      Die meisten haben keine normalen zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen entwickelt und sind so gestört, dass kein Tag vergeht, an dem sie nicht etwas stehlen, ramponieren oder zerstören.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading