German

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Etymology

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herunter- (down) +‎ drücken (press).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: he‧run‧ter‧drü‧cken

Verb

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herunterdrücken (weak, third-person singular present drückt herunter, past tense drückte herunter, past participle heruntergedrückt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to press down, to push down
    den Hebel herunterdrücken.to push down the lever.
    die Klinke herunterdrücken.to push down the handle.
    Propellerblatt rotiert abwärts, drückt Wasser herunter und rückwärts.Prop blade rotates downward, pushing water down and back.
  2. (transitive) to bring down
    die Temperatur herunterdrücken.to bring down the temperature.

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