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auftauchen.

to come up (of a subject or name in conversation, a difficulty in a project, etc.)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʔaʊ̯ftaʊ̯χn̩][ˈʔaʊ̯ftaʊ̯χən]
  1. to come up (of a subject or name in conversation, a difficulty in a project, etc.)

    intransitive · weak
    Die Frage tauchte nicht auf, als ich mit ihr redete.
  2. to turn up, to appear (in media, at some location, in some period of time, among a group of similar things, etc.)

    intransitive · weak
    Videos der mysteriösen Frau tauchten vor ein paar Tagen im Internet auf.
    Solche Vorfälle werden in der Regel nicht gemeldet und tauchen nicht in der Kriminalitätsstatistik auf.
  3. to surface (from underwater)

    intransitive · weak
    Man kann Wale in der Bucht auftauchen sehen.
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auf- + tauchen

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