hochstapeln

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌʃtaːpl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: hoch‧sta‧peln
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Etymology 1

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hoch- +‎ stapeln

Verb

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hochstapeln (weak, third-person singular present stapelt hoch, past tense stapelte hoch, past participle hochgestapelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pile up high

Etymology 2

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Back-formation from Hochstapler

Verb

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hochstapeln (weak, third-person singular present stapelt hoch, past tense stapelte hoch, past participle hochgestapelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to act as an impostor

Conjugation

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Further reading

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