platzen.
to burst, to pop (to be torn apart from internal pressure, e.g. of balloons)
Meaning & usage
to burst, to pop (to be torn apart from internal pressure, e.g. of balloons)
Wenn du den Ballon noch weiter aufbläst, platzt er.
to burst, to pop (to be torn apart from internal pressure, e.g. of balloons) to burst, to explode (from strong emotions or satiation)
vor Wut gleich/fast platzen
vor Stolz gleich/fast platzen
to fall through, to be suddenly or unexpectedly canceled (of plans, projects, dreams)
Hier sollte ein Hotel gebaut werden, aber das Projekt ist geplatzt.
to burst, to stumble (into) (to suddely and conspicuously enter a location)
Er hat sich in der Tür geirrt und ist mitten in eine Vorstandssitzung geplatzt.
to bounce (of a cheque)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German platzen, blatzen (“to splat, thump, fall noisily”), from plaz, blaz (“splat, thump”), of onomatopoeic origin. Ultimately the same word as platschen (“to splat, splash”) with the development /ts/ > /tʃ/ (as in klatschen, Pritsche, rutschen etc.); the /ts/ is still preserved in Platzregen (“downpour”). Closely related also with Dutch plassen, Middle Low German plasken, English plash.
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