umlegen

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German

Etymology

um- +‎ legen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌleːɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: um‧le‧gen

Verb

umlegen (weak, third-person singular present legt um, past tense legte um, past participle umgelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to lay around
  2. (transitive) to tilt, to lay flat
  3. (transitive, of costs) to apportion
  4. (transitive, of a switch) to flip
  5. (transitive, of a lever) to shift, to move
  6. (transitive, of a necklace, scarf, coat etc.) to put on
  7. (transitive, slang) to kill or murder; to waste

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