prassen

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German brassen, probably related to the root of Swedish brasa (small fire), French braise (live coals), comparing boastful behavior to the sound of roasting food.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpʁasən]
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  • Hyphenation: pras‧sen

Verb

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prassen (weak, third-person singular present prasst, past tense prasste, past participle geprasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to splurge, to live extravagantly

Conjugation

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Further reading

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