rümpfen
German
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German (h)rimpfan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrimpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną (“to wrinkle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁʏmp͡fn̩]
- Hyphenation: rümp‧fen
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Verb
rümpfen (weak, third-person singular present rümpft, past tense rümpfte, past participle gerümpft, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to wrinkle (especially a part of the face, the nose in particular, to show disapproval)
- Sie rümpfte die Nase und fragte: "Bist du betrunken?"
- She wrinkled her nose and asked, "Are you drunk?"
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- die Nase rümpfen
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