durchfahren
Meaning
- (class-6, strong, transitive) to cross while driving, to traverse, to drive through
- (class-6, figuratively, strong, transitive) to travel through, to run through (e.g. of a feeling)
- (class-6, figuratively, strong, transitive) to cross (one's) mind (e.g. of a thought)
Concepts
Synonyms
traversieren
durchstoßen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdʊʁçˈfaːʁən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German durchvarn, from Old High German duruhfaran, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhfaran. Equivalent to durch- + fahren. Cognate with Dutch doorvaren and Old English þurhfaran.
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