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dolmetschen
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German
Etymology
Back-formation from Dolmetscher (“translator, interpreter”).
Pronunciation
Verb
dolmetschen (weak, third-person singular present dolmetscht, past tense dolmetschte, past participle gedolmetscht, auxiliary haben)
- (archaic) to translate
- Synonym: übersetzen
- to interpret (to act as an interpreter)
Conjugation
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
- Dolmetschung
- verdolmetschen
Further reading
- “dolmetschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “dolmetschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “dolmetschen” in Duden online
- “dolmetschen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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