verprassen

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ prassen. Compare Dutch verbrassen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈpʁasən]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧pras‧sen

Verb

verprassen (weak, third-person singular present verprasst, past tense verprasste, past participle verprasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to splurge, to squander
    sein Vermögen verprassento squander one's fortune
    Er hat das ganze Geld im Kasino verprasst.
    He blew all the money at the casino.

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