Polyglot Dictionary

vertrödeln

/fɛɐ̯ˈtʁøːdl̩n/

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
vertrödelt
past
vertrödelte
perfect
hat vertrödelt

Meaning

  1. to waste (time)

    • Sie vertrödelte den ganzen Tag.

      She whiled away the whole day.

    • Er vertrödelte den ganzen Vormittag am Computer. Die wichtige Arbeit blieb liegen.

      He wasted the whole morning at the computer. The important work stayed undone.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does vertrödeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ den ganzen Tag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vertrödeln?

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