anfechten

German

Etymology

an- +‎ fechten

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: an‧fech‧ten
• IPA^(key): /ˈanˌfɛçtən/, [ˈʔanˌfɛçtn̩]

Verb

1. to contest

   Hunderte Händler des unter Gläubigerschutz arbeitenden US-Autobauers Chrysler wollen ihre Vertragsauflösung anfechten'.

   Hundreds of trade companions of the US car manufacturer Chrysler which is under bankruptcy protection, want to contest the dissolvement of their contract.

2. to disturb, to care about, to bother

   Das ficht mich nicht an.

   I don’t care about that.

   Was ficht dich an?

   What’s bothering you?

Derived terms

• Anfechten
• Anfechtung

Further reading

• “anfechten” in Duden online