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umlegen

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German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German umbelegen, from Old High German umbileggen, from Proto-West Germanic *umbilaggjan. Equivalent to um- +‎ legen. Cognate to Dutch omleggen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈleːɡn̩/
  • Hyphenation: um‧le‧gen

Verb

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umlegen (weak, third-person singular present umlegt, past tense umlegte, past participle umlegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to garnish (to lay something around something, chiefly dishes)
    Der Braten war mit Kartoffeln umlegt.The roast was garnished with potatoes.
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Etymology 2

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um- +‎ legen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌleːɡn̩/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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  • Hyphenation: um‧le‧gen

Verb

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umlegen (weak, third-person singular present legt um, past tense legte um, past participle umgelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tilt, to lay flat
  2. (transitive, of costs) to apportion; to divide
  3. (transitive, of a switch, card) to flip
  4. (transitive) to move
    1. (of a lever) to shift, to move
    2. (of an appointment) to change [with auf ‘to’]
    3. (of a cable etc.) to re-lay
    4. (of a patient) to transfer, to move
  5. (transitive, of a necklace, scarf, coat etc.) to put on
  6. (transitive, slang) to kill or murder; to waste
  7. (transitive) to knock down (a wall, an opponent)
  8. (reflexive) to capsize
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