ratschen

German

Etymology 1

If the use of clothes is older than that of skin, perhaps identical with etymology 2, from the sound of fabric being torn in two.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁatʃən/

Verb

ratschen (third-person singular simple present ratscht, past tense ratschte, past participle geratscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, often reflexive) to snag; to cut accidentally on something pointed or sharp, especially one's skin or clothes
Derived terms
  • aufratschen
  • Ratsche, Ratsch, Ratscher

Etymology 2

From Middle High German ratzen, retschen (to make noise, to chatter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaːtʃən/

Verb

ratschen (third-person singular simple present ratscht, past tense ratschte, past participle geratscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to make noise with a ratchet
  2. (colloquial, southern Germany, Austria) to chat
    Synonyms: quatschen, schwätzen
    • 2018 December 20, Anonymous, “Horror-Date: Der alternde Skater”, in jetzt:
      Im Park angekommen, war ich mir eigentlich recht sicher, dass ich wusste, was zu tun ist. Wir rollten eine Weile herum, ratschten und hatten an und für sich keine schlechte Zeit.
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