stemmen
/ˈʃtɛmən/ verb B2- to heave, to lift (a heavy load, weights, oneself)
- to brace, to press (a body part against a firm surface) · die Hände in die Hüften stemmen to put one's arms against one's hips
- to push, to brace oneself (against an obstacle or opposing force) · Er stemmte sich gegen die Menschenmenge. He braced himself against the crowd.
- to push back against, to try to resist (an undesirable policy, development, or trend)
- to pry (something out of an affixed position with e.g. a chisel or crowbar) · Fliesen von der Wand stemmen to pry tiles off the wall
- to manage to handle, to get done (a heavy workload, a difficult project)
- to afford, to manage to pay (a significant cost or financial investment)
- to drink, to tipple
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- stemmen
- Present (er)
- stemmt
- Präteritum (er)
- stemmte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gestemmt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu stemmen
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