Polyglot Dictionary

erdrücken

/ɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩/

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
erdrückt
past
erdrückte
perfect
hat erdrückt

Meaning

  1. to crush

    Built from er- ((to the end)) + drücken (to press).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • er- (to the end)
  • drücken to press

Similar words

unterdrücken

Erdrücken is to crush someone, physically or under the weight of an overwhelming feeling; unterdrücken is to actively suppress or oppress, often politically or emotionally holding something down.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aplastar

aplastar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to crush."

Spanish

machacar

machacar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to crush."

Portuguese

esmagar

esmagar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to crush."

Practice

1 What does erdrücken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Last ___ ihn fast.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erdrücken?

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