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See also: Robben
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
robben
German
Etymology
Compare Robbe (“seal”).
Pronunciation
Verb
robben (weak, third-person singular present robbt, past tense robbte, past participle gerobbt, auxiliary haben)
- (when applied to humans) to creep, to crawl; to move on ground level, lying flatly on the stomach with the help of one's forearms or elbows
- (when applied to seals) describing the typical movement of a seal on land; to galumph
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
- Robbe (“seal”)
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