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halsbrecherisch

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German

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Adjective

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halsbrecherisch (strong nominative masculine singular halsbrecherischer, comparative halsbrecherischer, superlative am halsbrecherischsten)

  1. incredibly dangerous; breakneck
    Synonym: lebensgefährlich
    Skeleton ist ein halsbrecherischer Sport.Skeleton is an incredibly dangerous sport.
    mit halsbrecherischer Geschwindigkeitat a breakneck pace

Usage notes

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  • More generally applicable than English breakneck (which is only used to describe incredibly fast speeds).

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