Polyglot Dictionary

schlendern

/ˈʃlɛndɐn/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
schlendert
past
schlenderte
perfect
ist geschlendert

Meaning

  1. to stroll

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

spazieren

schlendern is more leisurely or aimless wandering; spazieren is more general, simply "going for a walk."

Similar in other languages

French

flâner

flâner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to stroll."

Portuguese

flanar

flanar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stroll."

Practice

1 What does schlendern mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches schlendern?

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