umlegen

German

Etymology

um- +‎ legen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌleːɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: um‧le‧gen

Verb

umlegen (weak, third-person singular present legt um, past tense legte um, past participle umgelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to lay around
  2. (transitive) to tilt, to lay flat
  3. (transitive, of costs) to apportion; to divide
  4. (transitive, of a switch, card) to flip
  5. (transitive) to move
    1. (of a lever) to shift, to move
    2. (of an appointment) to change [+ auf ( to)]
    3. (of a cable etc.) to re-lay
    4. (of a patient) to transfer, to move
  6. (transitive, of a necklace, scarf, coat etc.) to put on
  7. (transitive, slang) to kill or murder; to waste
  8. (transitive) to knock down (a wall, an opponent)
  9. (reflexive) to capsize

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Umlegekragen

Further reading
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