platzen

See also: Plätzen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), blatzen, from Old High German *blazzen, from Proto-Germanic *platjaną, *plat- (“to strike, beat”). More at plat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplatsən/, [ˈplatsən], [ˈplatsn̩]
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Verb

platzen (weak, third-person singular present platzt, past tense platzte, past participle geplatzt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to burst
    Synonym: bersten
  2. to make an emotional outburst, "to explode"
  3. (of a plan, a transaction or similar) to be suddenly or unexpectedly canceled
  4. (banking, of cheque) to bounce

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “platzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “platzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “platzen” in Duden online
  • “platzen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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