umlegen.
to tilt, to lay flat
Meaning & usage
to tilt, to lay flat
to apportion; to divide
to flip
to move to shift, to move
to move to change
to move to re-lay
to move to transfer, to move
to put on
to kill, off, waste, especially in a planned, clandestine way (by assassination etc.)
Der unliebsame Zeuge wurde vom Geheimdienst umgelegt.
Der SS-Führer entschied, die Männer des Dorfes umlegen zu lassen.
to knock down (a wall, an opponent)
to capsize
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German umbelegen, from Old High German umbileggen, from Proto-West Germanic *umbilaggjan. Equivalent to um- + legen. Cognate to Dutch omleggen.
to lay something around something, e.g. garnish
Sie umlegte den Braten mit Kartoffeln.
Where this word comes from
From um- + legen.
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