quetschen
/ˈkvɛtʃən/ verb C2- to crush, to pinch (to hurt a body part through pressure from a heavy object) · Ich habe mir den Daumen in der Tür gequetscht. I (accidentally) crushed by thumb in the door.
- to squeeze (to force into a space beyond its usual capacity)
- to squeeze (to press oneself into or through a tight space) · Sie quetschte sich durch die enge Luke. She squeezed through the narrow hatch.
- to squeeze oneself (to enter into a space beyond its usual capacity) · Sie haben sich zu siebt ins Auto gequetscht. All seven of them squeezed themselves into the car
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- quetschen
- Present (er)
- quetscht
- Präteritum (er)
- quetschte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gequetscht
- Infinitive with zu
- zu quetschen
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