hauen

Signification

1. (class-7,literary,strong,weak) to thrust, slash (with a weapon)
2. (class-7,strong,transitive,weak) to cut, hew
3. (class-7,colloquial,strong,weak) to hit, beat, bang, whack
4. (class-7,colloquial,reflexive,strong,weak) to fling oneself
5. (class-7,regional,strong,weak) to chop, chop down

Coupé comme

hau‧en

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈhaʊ̯ən]

Étymologie

From Middle High German houwen, Old High German houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. Cognate with English hew.