zusammenschlagen

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German

Etymology

zusammen +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈzamənˌʃlaːɡən/
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Verb

zusammenschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt zusammen, past tense schlug zusammen, past participle zusammengeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge zusammen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to beat up, rough up
    • 2022 April 23, Reimar Paul, “Gemeinde startet Gedenkprojekt: Von Neonazis erstochen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Sven S. war dabei, als Skinheads Disko-Besucher:innen mit Flaschen bewarfen und mit Knüppeln zusammenschlugen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive) to hit two things against each other, to clap etc.
    die Hände zusammenschlagen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (transitive) to close and lay aside (paper or the like), often with some vigour
    Er schlug wütend die Zeitung zusammen.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (intransitive, of waves) to break, crash down
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to overwhelm, engulf, crash down over
    Ihm war, als würde alles Unglück der Welt über ihm zusammenschlagen.
    He felt as though all the sorrow of the world came crashing down over him.

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