schlappmachen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

schlapp +‎ machen

Pronunciation
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Verb

schlappmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht schlapp, past tense machte schlapp, past participle schlappgemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal) to wilt (to fatigue; to lose strength)
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 264:
      Anfang Juni tat er wieder Dienst, aber Mitte des Monats hatte er abermals „schlapp gemacht“, klagte bitter über sein „Pech“, […]
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Conjugation

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