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Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁɛlən/
  • Hyphenation: prel‧len
  • (file)

Verb edit

prellen (weak, third-person singular present prellt, past tense prellte, past participle geprellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bruise; to bash (part of one's body)
  2. (with um) to trick (someone out of); to bilk
  3. to not pay (a bill)
  4. (electronics, sports) to bounce
  5. (historical, bloodsport) to toss (a fox into the air using a sling)

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Further reading edit

  • prellen” in Duden online
  • prellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache