einflüstern
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nˌflʏstɐn]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ein‧flüs‧tern
Verb
einflüstern (weak, third-person singular present flüstert ein, past tense flüsterte ein, past participle eingeflüstert, auxiliary haben)
- to whisper (something) in someone’s ear, to prompt
- Synonym: (commoner) zuflüstern
- Ich habe einfach alles gesagt, was sie mir eingeflüstert hat.
- I simply said whatever she whispered to me.
- (figuratively) to insinuate, to suggest (especially something negative)
- Wer wohl dem Chef diesen Unsinn wieder eingeflüstert hat!
- Whoever may have suggested such nonsense to the boss this time!
- Der Patient beteuert, der Teufel habe ihm mehrfach eingeflüstert, dass er die Unreinen beseitigen müsse.
- The patient claims that the devil insinuated to him on several occasions that he must eliminate the impure.
- Ich hab ihm eingeflüstert, dass er sich mal duschen soll.
- I gave him a hint that he might take a shower.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Einflüsterung
Further reading
- “einflüstern” in Duden online
- “einflüstern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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