stürzen

Signification

1. (intransitive,weak) to fall down, to drop, to tumble
2. (intransitive,weak) to dash, to rush, to sprint to something
3. (intransitive,weak) to drop off steeply
4. (transitive,weak) to throw, to hurl
5. (transitive,weak) to upturn
6. (transitive,weak) to overthrow, to oust, to dethrone
7. (colloquial,reflexive,weak) to plunge, to dive, to throw oneself [with auf (+ accusative) ‘into something’]

Coupé comme

stür‧zen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃtyʁtsən/

Étymologie

From Middle High German stürzen, from Old High German sturzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan. See also the doublet starten, descended from the same source. Compare English start.

Phrases

Ein Matrose hängt in der Takelage und droht zu stürzen .

Un marin est suspendu dans le gréement et menace de tomber.