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festnageln.

to nail, to nail down (to employ a nail as a fastener)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfɛstˌnaːɡəln/[ˈfɛstˌnaːɡl̩n]
  1. to nail, to nail down (to employ a nail as a fastener)

    transitive · weak
    wie festgenagelt
  2. to pin down (to corner someone in order to get a firm answer)

    figuratively · transitive · weak
  3. to pigeonhole (to categorize something in a specific way, or associate it with a specific topic, to the exclusion of everything else)

    figuratively · transitive · weak
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fest- + nageln

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