anschnauzen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ schnauzen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃnaʊ̯t͡sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: an‧schnau‧zen
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Verb

anschnauzen (weak, third-person singular present schnauzt an, past tense schnauzte an, past participle angeschnauzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, informal, derogatory) to (rudely) snap at someone, to jump down someone's throat
    Synonyms: anfahren, anblaffen
    Wir hatten den Laden kaum betreten und wurden direkt angeschauzt, dass sie gerade Pause machen.
    We had barely entered the store and were being snapped at right away about how they're on break right now.

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