durchschlagen

Meaning

Verb

1. (class-6, strong, transitive) to break (a hole) through
2. (class-6, strong, transitive) to smash, to break something in two
3. (class-6, strong, transitive) to sieve
4. (class-6, colloquial, intransitive, regional, strong) to cause diarrhea
5. (class-6, intransitive, strong) to be taken after
6. (class-6, intransitive, strong) to come through (e.g. liquids or sounds)
7. (class-6, reflexive, strong) to eke out a living
8. (class-6, reflexive, strong) to push on through

Adj

devious

Concepts

blaze a trail

come out

emerge

sieve

split

be infected

be steeped

Synonyms

durchdringen

durchbrechen

eindringen

durchkämpfen

selbst helfen

über Wasser halten

durchhauen

freischlagen

durchbeißen

durchfretten

auslaufen

durchboxen

durchbohren

durchlöchern

durchstechen

ergründen

lochen

👊

einsickern

über die Runden kommen

durchreiben

Translations

perforar

tracer

fonger

zich een weg banen

penetrar

penetrar

defenderse

etkili olmak

içine işlemek

se frayer

süzgeçten geçirmek

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdʊʁçˌʃlaːɡn̩]

Etymology

From Middle High German durchslahen, from Old High German duruhslahan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhslahan. Equivalent to durch- + schlagen. Cognate with Dutch doorslaan.