zerstechen

German

Etymology

zer- + stechen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛçn̩/
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Verb

zerstechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present zersticht, past tense zerstach, past participle zerstochen, past subjunctive zerstäche, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pierce; to make unusable by piercing
    Autoreifen zerstechen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Und wenn das Herz im Leibe ist zerrissen, / Zerrissen, und zerschnitten, und zerstochen / Dann bleibt uns doch das schöne gelle Lachen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive, of insects) to prick all over
    von den Mücken zerstochen(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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