Polyglot Dictionary

belächeln

/bəˈlɛçl̩n/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
belächelt
past
belächelte
perfect
hat belächelt

Meaning

  1. to smile at condescendingly

    • Man belächelte seine Idee.

      People smiled patronisingly at his idea.

    • Seine Kollegen belächelten den ungewöhnlichen Plan. Später mussten sie zugeben, dass er funktionierte.

      His colleagues smiled condescendingly at the unusual plan. Later they had to admit that it worked.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Practice

1 What does belächeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ seine Idee.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches belächeln?

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