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zerschlagen

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German

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Etymology

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    zer- +‎ schlagen

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: zer‧schla‧gen

    Verb

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    zerschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present zerschlägt, past tense zerschlug, past participle zerschlagen, past subjunctive zerschlüge, auxiliary haben)

    1. (transitive) to smash (into pieces)
      Synonyms: zertrümmern, (colloquial) zerdeppern
    2. (transitive) to neutralise, to defeat (an enemy unit or other grouping, not of singular combatants)
      Synonym: besiegen
    3. (transitive) to break up, to divide (a company)
    4. (reflexive) to fall through, to come to nothing (of hopes, plans)

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