verbläuen

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German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ bleuen (to beat) or bläuen; from Middle High German bliuwen, from Old High German bliuwan, from Proto-Germanic *blewwaną. Cognates include Dutch blouwen and English blow. Not related to German blau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈblɔɪ̯ən/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧bläu‧en
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Verb

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verbläuen (weak, third-person singular present verbläut, past tense verbläute, past participle verbläut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, colloquial, transitive) to beat up
    Synonyms: verhauen, verprügeln, verschlagen, grün und blau schlagen

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