German edit

Etymology edit

durch- +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʊʁçˌʃlaːɡn̩]
  • Hyphenation: durch‧schla‧gen
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Verb edit

durchschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt durch, past tense schlug durch, past participle durchgeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge durch, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to smash [auxiliary haben]
  2. (transitive) to break (a hole) through [auxiliary haben]
  3. (transitive) to sieve [auxiliary haben]
  4. (intransitive) to cause diarrhea [auxiliary haben]
  5. (intransitive) to be taken after [auxiliary sein]
  6. (intransitive) to come through (e.g. liquids or sounds) [auxiliary sein]
  7. (reflexive) to eke out a living [auxiliary haben]

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