German

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈla(ː)tʃɐn/
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Verb

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belatschern (weak, third-person singular present belatschert, past tense belatscherte, past participle belatschert, auxiliary haben) (colloquial, northern and central Germany)

  1. to cajole, persuade, to make dizzy by means of words
    Ich war ganz belatschert von seinem Gerede.
    I was all dizzy from his talk.
  2. (by extension also) to make dizzy, muzzy (in any fashion), to overwhelm mentally
    Ich war ganz belatschert von der Nachricht.
    I was totally overwhelmed by the news.

Conjugation

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