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durchwursteln

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German

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Etymology

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Probably from durch- (through) +‎ Middle Low German worsteln (to struggle) (cognate with English to wrestle and Dutch worstelen), influenced by wursteln (to tamper, literally to make sausages).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌvʊʁstəln/
  • Hyphenation: durch‧wurs‧teln
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Verb

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durchwursteln (weak, third-person singular present wurstelt durch, past tense wurstelte durch, past participle durchgewurstelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, reflexive) to muddle through, to scrape by

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • durchwursteln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache