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hehlen

hehlen

German

Verb

hehlen (third-person singular simple present hehlt, past tense hehlte, past participle gehehlt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, + mit) to buy and sell stolen (or illegal) goods
    Der Verurteilte hatte jahrelang mit Autoradios gehehlt.
    The convict had been trading in stolen car radios for years.

Usage notes

The verb is not all too frequent. Nominal constructions, such as Hehlerei betreiben or als Hehler arbeiten, are more common.

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