unterlaufen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntəʁˈlaʊ̯fən/,
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧lau‧fen

Etymology 1

unter- +‎ laufen

Verb

unterlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present unterläuft, past tense unterlief, past participle unterlaufen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to circumvent, to undermine
  2. to crop up, to be made (of a mistake or error)
    Mir ist ein Fehler unterlaufenI made a mistake
  3. (ball games) to foul (a player) by tackling their legs while they are jumping
  4. (rare) to appear (and be noticed)
  5. to become bruised (e.g. of skin tissue)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

unter +‎ laufen

Verb

unterlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft unter, past tense lief unter, past participle untergelaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (dated) to crop up, to be made (of a mistake or error)
  2. (rare) to appear (and be noticed)
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