eintrichtern

German

Etymology

ein- (in) + Trichter (funnel) + -n, thus literally “to pour in with a funnel”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌtʁɪç.tɐn/

Verb

eintrichtern (third-person singular simple present trichtert ein, past tense trichterte ein, past participle eingetrichtert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to din something into somebody (repeat insistently in order to persuade or make remember)
    Dieser Unsinn wird uns von den Politikern Tag für Tag eingetrichtert.
    This nonsense is being dinned into us by our politicans every day.

Conjugation

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.