German edit

Etymology edit

lang (long) +‎ machen (make).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋmaxŋ̍/
  • Hyphenation: lang‧ma‧chen

Verb edit

langmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht lang, past tense machte lang, past participle langgemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, somewhat informal) to stretch (in order to reach something)
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to lie down
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to scold harshly

Usage notes edit

  • Other, non-idiomatic senses are spelt in two words: Wir sollten die Bretter nicht zu lang machen. (“We shouldn’t make the boards too long.”).

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