verletzen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ferletzen, equivalent to ver- + letzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩/
  • (file)

Verb

verletzen (weak, third-person singular present verletzt, past tense verletzte, past participle verletzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hurt, to injure
  2. to violate (rules, laws, etc.)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 46/2010, page 89:
      Unternehmen und Manager, die bei ihren Geschäften im Ausland Menschenrechte verletzen, sollen künftig auch nach deutschem Zivil- und Wirtschaftsrecht haftbar gemacht werden.
      Entrepreneurs and managers that violate human rights during their foreign business activities are to be held liable according to German civil and commercial law in the future.

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɐˈlæt͡sən/

Verb

verletzen (third-person singular present verletzt, past participle verletzt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to injure, to wound
  2. (transitive) to offend, to insult
  3. (transitive) to violate, to break (e.g. a law, a rule)

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

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