zuspielen

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German

Etymology

zu- +‎ spielen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːˌʃpiːlən/
  • Hyphenation: zu‧spie‧len
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Verb

zuspielen (weak, third-person singular present spielt zu, past tense spielte zu, past participle zugespielt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (sports) to pass
  2. to pass on (secretly)
    der Presse zuspielento leak to the press
  3. to play (a recording during a programme)
    Wir spielen jetzt das Originalinterview unserer Korrespondentin in Moskau zu.
    We will now play the original interview with our correspondent in Moscow.

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Further reading

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