Polyglot Dictionary

durchkreuzen

/dʊʁçˈkʁɔɪ̯tsn̩/

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
durchkreuzt
past
durchkreuzte
perfect
hat durchkreuzt

Meaning

  1. to thwart

    Built from durch (through) + kreuzen (to cross).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • durch through
  • kreuzen to cross

Similar words

vereiteln

Durchkreuzen is disrupting or crossing through someone's plans; vereiteln is preventing or foiling something from happening at all — more decisive and final.

Practice

1 What does durchkreuzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Regen ___ unsere Pläne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches durchkreuzen?

verbinseparablecompound

Last updated