fliegen

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From Old High German fliogan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganan.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈfliːɡŋ̩/, /ˈfliːɡən/
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[edit] Verb

fliegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present fliegt, past tense flog, auxiliary haben or sein, past participle geflogen)

  1. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein) to fly; to travel by air
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 52/2010, page 16:
      Passagiere, die aus den USA nach Europa fliegen und dort umsteigen, sollen ab dem 1. April im Transitbereich nicht mehr kontrolliert werden.
      It is planned that passengers who fly from the United States to Europe and change planes there are not checked in the transit area anymore after April 1.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, auxiliary: “sein) to rush; to fly; to go quickly
  3. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben) to fly; to pilot
  4. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben) to transport by air
  5. (intransitive, colloquial, auxiliary: “sein) to get the axe, to get kicked out

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