scheppern

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to clank, clash, clatter, rattle (make the sound of hard objects, e.g. metal or glass, striking each other loudly and/or repeatedly)
  2. (colloquial, impersonal, weak) there to be a (car) accident, usually without harm to life and limb

Translations

tritllejar

faire des bruits secs

klakken

fazer retinir

mover-se ruidosamente

chacolotear

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gläppere

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kessle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

tschättere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʃɛpɐn]
Etymology

17th century, of onomatopoeic origin, apparently first in Upper German dialects.

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