ausschlagen

See also: Ausschlägen

German

Etymology

aus- + schlagen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːɡn̩/, /ˈaʊ̯sˌʃlaːɡŋ̩/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧schla‧gen

Verb

ausschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt aus, past tense schlug aus, past participle ausgeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge aus, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to knock (something) out
  2. (transitive) to beat out (a fire)
  3. (transitive) to turn down, refuse
    ein Angebot nicht ausschlagen können(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1918, Meinrad Lienert, Zürcher Sagen:
      Aber er nahm das für Schwäche, schlug das angebotene Bündnis aus und liess sie hohnlachend und drohend abfahren.
      But he took this for weakness, turned down the offered alliance, and, jeering and threatening, threw them out.
  4. (intransitive) to kick (of a horse)
  5. (intransitive) to swing (of a pendulum etc.)

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