zuschlagen
B1#3,445Hear it
verb
to avail oneself of one’s muscular power and direct it to a striking face
to take one’s chance, to commence to act provided the sudden opportunity
to slam, to whack in such a fashion that it is afterwards closed
by continuous strikes or blows with an instrument achieve that a thing is afterwards sealed or locked
to give the knock on to, to distribute to, to whack, to pronounce to belong to, to add to how much someone is worth
Used in the library
- Bei dieser Tür muss man zuschlagen, sonst geht sie auf.With this door you have to slam it, or it opens again.B1Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B1)
- Bei dieser Tür muss man zuschlagen, sonst steht sie offen.With this door you have to slam it, or it stands open.B1Noch einmal, bitte (20) — Once more, please (20) (B1)
- Wenn die Tür zuschlägt, weiß das halbe Haus, wer gekommen ist.When the door slams, half the house knows who has arrived.B1Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (B1)
- Greta findet es kindisch, dass ihr Bruder bei jedem Streit einfach die Tür zuschlägt.Greta finds it childish that her brother simply slams the door at every argument.B2Noch einmal, bitte (29) — Once more, please (29) (B2)
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