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schießen

schießen

See also: schiessen

German

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Verb

schießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present schießt, past tense schoss, past participle geschossen, past subjunctive schösse, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to shoot; to fire
    auf etwas schießen — “to shoot at something”
    Salut schießen — “to fire a salute”
  2. (sports, auxiliary: “haben”) to kick; to shoot
    ein Tor schießen — “to score” (literally, “to shoot a goal”)
    den Ball ins Tor schießen — “to shoot the ball into the goal”
  3. (photography, auxiliary: “haben”) to shoot
  4. (slang, drugs, auxiliary: “haben”) to shoot up
  5. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to dart; to shoot; to rush; to gush
    durch etwas schießen — “to rush through something”
    aus etwas schießen — “to gush from something”

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