anfechten

German

Etymology

an- + fechten

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: an‧fech‧ten
  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌfɛçtən/, [ˈʔanˌfɛçtn̩]

Verb

anfechten (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present ficht an, past tense focht an, past participle angefochten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to contest
    Hunderte Händler des unter Gläubigerschutz arbeitenden US-Autobauers Chrysler wollen ihre Vertragsauflösung anfechten'.
    Hundreds of trade companions of the US car manufacturer Chrysler which is under bankruptcy protection, want to contest the dissolvement of their contract.
  2. to disturb, to care about, to bother
    Das ficht mich nicht an.
    I don’t care about that.
    Was ficht dich an?
    What’s bothering you?

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