querlesen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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quer- +‎ lesen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkveːɐ̯ˌleːzn̩/
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Verb

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querlesen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liest quer, past tense las quer, past participle quergelesen, past subjunctive läse quer, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to skim, scan (to read diagonally)
    Synonym: überfliegen

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