See also: Containern

German

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Etymology

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Container +‎ -ern or simply Container +‎ -n

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈteːnɐn/
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Verb

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containern (weak, third-person singular present containert, past tense containerte, past participle containert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to dumpster dive
    Synonyms: mülltauchen, dumpstern
    • 2019 June 3, Annika Lasarzik, “"Ich esse, was andere wegwerfen"”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Sie ist bei Foodsharing Hamburg aktiv und containert seit vier Jahren. Hier erzählt sie, wie es ist, sich sein Essen aus anderer Leute Mülltonnen zu fischen.
      She's active in Foodsharing Hamburg and has been dumpster diving for four years. Here she tells us what it's like to fish your food out of other people's trash cans.

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Swedish

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Noun

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containern

  1. definite singular of container