deuteln

German

Etymology

deuten (“to interprete”) +‎ -eln

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔytl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: deu‧teln

Verb

deuteln (weak, third-person singular present deutelt, past tense deutelte, past participle gedeutelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to explain away, to interpret in a petty manner, to quibble
    Daran gibt es nichts zu deuteln.
    That's all plain and clear.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “deuteln” in Duden online
  • “deuteln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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