vertreiben
Meaning
- (class-1, strong, transitive) to force to leave, to drive away
- (class-1, strong, transitive) to pass (time)
- (class-1, strong, transitive) to put on the market, to sell (especially in large quantities)
- (class-1, strong, transitive) to put colors softly together
Concepts
disapprove of
look askance at
become well-known
Synonyms
hinausjagen
zurücksenden
davonjagen
zu Geld machen
ausmeißeln
ausfeilen
ins Exil schicken
Translations
verjagen
expulser
expulsar
kovmak
rechaçar
espellere
abigereFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German vertrīben, from Old High German firtrīban, from Proto-West Germanic *fradrīban. By surface analysis, ver- + treiben. Cognate with Old English fordrīfan, Old Saxon fardrīvan, English fordrive, Dutch verdrijven.
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