zerstreuen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

zer- +‎ streuen

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

zerstreuen (weak, third-person singular present zerstreut, past tense zerstreute, past participle zerstreut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to scatter
  2. to cause (e.g. a crowd) to scatter or break up
  3. (also reflexive) to distract, divert (oneself)
    • 2021, “Hinter dem Hügel”, in An allem ist zu zweifeln, performed by School of Zuversicht:
      Will ich doch weiter mich zerstreuen / Schlafend versuche ich mein Glück / Früher war auch nicht alles anders / Erinnerung is just a trick
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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