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/aʊ̯f diː ˈfɔltɐ ˈʃpanən/
English meaning
to torture by putting in an unpleasant state of excitation, inquisitiveness or anticipation, usually by not giving a desired piece of information
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/aʊ̯f diː ˈfɔltɐ ˈʃpanən/
English meaning
to torture by putting in an unpleasant state of excitation, inquisitiveness or anticipation, usually by not giving a desired piece of information
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[aʊ̯f diː ˈlaɪ̯çtə ˈʃʊltɐ ˈneːmən]
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to make light of
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to reveal (i.e. a secret)
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to get on someone's nerves, to annoy
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to drive someone up the wall
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/aʊ̯f di ˈʃɪpə ˌneːmən/
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to send up, satirise, mock
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to help someone to get started or get along
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/aʊ̯f diː ˈtʁɛːnənˌdʁyːzə ˈdʁʏkŋ̍/
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to tug at the heartstrings
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to be on first-name terms, (i.e. be able to use the informal du)
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[aʊ̯f ˌaɪ̯ɡənən ˈbaɪ̯nən ˌʃteːən]
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to stand on one's own two feet
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to be another matter, to be a different story
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to reconcile, to combine
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[ʔaʊ̯f ʔaɪ̯nən ʃpʁʊŋ foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯kɔmən]
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drop by, pop in
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to bet one's bottom dollar, to bet the farm (to be absolutely sure of something)
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/aʊ̯f ˈɛks ˌtrɪŋkən/ · [ʔaʊ̯f ˈʔɛks ˌtʁɪŋ.kŋ̍]
English meaning
to down, to drink up in one draught
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[ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁɛŋən]
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to force on, to impose on
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[ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁeːən]
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to screw open, unscrew
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/ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁɪŋən/
English meaning
to impose
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/ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁøːzəln/ · [ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁøːzəln]
English meaning
to feaze; to untwist; to disentangle; to unravel (concrete and figurative)
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/aʊ̯f.aɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfɔlɡən/ · [aʊ̯fʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfɔlɡn̩]
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to follow one another
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to lay on top of each other
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to lie on top of each other
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to collide violently
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[aʊ̯fʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌʃtoːsn̩]
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to collide
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Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of aufeinanderstoßen
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/ˈau̯fɛʁˌleːɡn̩/
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to impose
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/ˈaʊ̯f.(ʔ)ɛʁˌʃteːən/ · [ˈʔaʊ̯f.(ʔ)ɛɐ̯ˌʃteːn̩]
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to be resurrected; to rise from the dead
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/ˈaʊ̯fʔɛɐ̯ˈvɛkn̩/
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to raise up, awaken
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/ˈaʊ̯fʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡siːən/
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to raise, bring up
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[ˈaʊ̯fˌʔɛsn̩]
English meaning
to eat up (consume completely)