ausreden
/ˈaʊ̯sʁeːdn̩/ verb B2- to finish speaking · Lass mich doch mal ausreden! Now let me finish!
- to make an excuse, to talk one's way out of · Er redete sich mit irgendeiner Geschichte aus. He talked his way out of it with some story.
- to make excuses, to blame on something or someone · Sein Versuch, sich auf seine schwere Kindheit auszureden, beeindruckte den Richter nicht. His attempt to blame it on his difficult childhood did not impress the judge.
- to talk things out (resolve a problem by talking)
- to have nothing more to say to each other · Wir haben ausgeredet! We have nothing more to say to each other!
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- ausreden
- Present (er)
- redet aus
- Präteritum (er)
- redete aus
- Perfekt (er)
- hat ausgeredet
- Infinitive with zu
- auszureden
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