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durchschlagen

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German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German durchslahen, from Old High German duruhslahan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhslahan. Equivalent to durch- +‎ schlagen. Cognate with Dutch doorslaan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdʊʁçˌʃlaːɡn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: durch‧schla‧gen

Verb

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durchschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt durch, past tense schlug durch, past participle durchgeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge durch, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to break (a hole) through [auxiliary haben]
  2. (transitive) to smash, to break something in two [auxiliary haben]
  3. (transitive) to sieve [auxiliary haben]
  4. (intransitive, colloquial, regional) to cause diarrhea [auxiliary haben]
  5. (intransitive) to be taken after [auxiliary sein]
  6. (intransitive) to come through (e.g. liquids or sounds) [auxiliary sein]
  7. (reflexive) to eke out a living [auxiliary haben]
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dʊʁçˈʃlaːɡn̩]
  • Hyphenation: durch‧schla‧gen

Verb

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durchschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present durchschlägt, past tense durchschlug, past participle durchschlagen, past subjunctive durchschlüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to smash through something
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Participle

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durchschlagen

  1. past participle of durchschlagen

Adjective

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durchschlagen (strong nominative masculine singular durchschlagener, comparative durchschlagener, superlative am durchschlagensten)

  1. (archaic) devious
    Synonym: dated
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