strapazieren

German

Etymology

From Italian strapazzare (to handle roughly).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

strapazieren (third-person singular simple present strapaziert, past tense strapazierte, past participle strapaziert, auxiliary haben)

  1. To stress, to strain, to tire, to tax, to overtax, to punish, to try.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • das Budget strapazieren (to strain the budget)
  • sich strapazieren (to strain oneself)
  • überstrapazieren

Further reading

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