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langmachen

langmachen

German

Verb

langmachen (third-person singular simple present macht lang, past tense machte lang, past participle langgemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, somewhat informal) to stretch (in order to reach something)
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to lie down
  3. (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.”).

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