pfuschen

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German

Etymology

Possibly from futsch, itself probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfʊʃən/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊʃən/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "northern and central Germany" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • Hyphenation: pfu‧schen
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Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to work unprofessionally; to botch
    Die Handwerker haben beim Bau gepfuscht.
    The workers botched their job during the construction.
  2. (intransitive, regional, especially western Germany) to cheat; to avoid or break the rules (e.g. in school)
    Der Peter hat bei der Mathearbeit gepfuscht.
    Peter cheated in his math test.

Conjugation

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