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zimmern.

to build something from wood

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtsɪmɐn/
  1. to build something from wood

    transitive · weak
  2. to hit; to slap

    colloquial · weak
  3. to shoot the ball hard

    especially · informal · transitive · weak
    Aus der Drehung zimmert er die Kirsche direkt unters Gebälk.
  4. to score with, to bed with, to pick up

    uncommon · vulgar · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zimbern, from Old High German zimbren, zimbarōn, from Proto-Germanic *timrijaną, derived from *timrą, whence German Zimmer. Cognate with Dutch timmeren, English timber.

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