aalen

Meaning

1. (colloquial, reflexive, weak) to stretch out, especially laughing (compare rotfl)
2. (colloquial, weak) to relax (e.g. as on vacation)
3. (weak) to hunt eels, to go on an eel-hunt (historic use)

Concepts

stretch out

laze around

Synonyms

räkeln

rekeln

nattern

Translations

desperezarse

crogliolarsi

se prélasser

dégorger un conduit en y introduisant une anguille

zijn gemak ervan nemen

pêcher des anguilles

prélasser

Etymology

The sense of to hunt eels derives from Aal (“eel”). The colloquial senses derive from the appearance of the eel and its way of moving.