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Definition 2024
langmachen
langmachen
German
Verb
langmachen (third-person singular simple present macht lang, past tense machte lang, past participle langgemacht, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive, somewhat informal) to stretch (in order to reach something)
- (reflexive, colloquial) to lie down
- (transitive, colloquial) to scold harshly
Usage notes
- Other, non-idiomatic senses are spelt in two words: Wir sollten die Bretter nicht zu lang machen. (“We shouldn’t make the boards too long.”).
Synonyms
- (strech): sich strecken
- (lie down): sich hinlegen; sich aufs Ohr legen
- (scold): ausschimpfen; zur Sau machen