untertauchen

(trennb.)

I v/i (ist -ge-)

1. dive; U-Boot: submerge; (Ertrinkender) go under

2. fig. disappear; Verbrecher etc.: go underground, go into hiding

II v/t (hat -ge-) (jemanden) duck; (Gegenstand) submerge, immerse

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das Untertauchen

submersion

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ụn|ter|tau|chen sep

1. vi aux sein

to dive (under); (U-Boot auch) to submerge; (fig) to disappear

2. vt

to immerse; jdn to duck

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1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) duck

2) submergence

3) submersion

4) (to cover with, or sink under, water or other liquid: I watched the submarine submerging.) submerge

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un·ter|tau·chen

[ˈʊntɐtauxn̩]

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

▪ jdn \untertauchen to duck [or dunk] sb's head under water, BRIT to give sb a ducking fam

II. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (tauchen) to dive [under]; U-Boot to submerge

2. (sich verstecken) to disappear, to go underground

▪ bei jdm \untertauchen to hide out at sb's place

im Ausland \untertauchen to go underground abroad

3. (verschwinden)

▪ irgendwo \untertauchen to disappear somewhere

der Taschendieb war bereits in der Menschenmenge untergetaucht the pickpocket had already disappeared into the crowd

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1.

intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) dive [under]

2) (fig.) go underground

2.

transitives Verb duck

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untertauchen (trennb)

A. v/i (ist -ge-)

1. dive; U-Boot: submerge; (Ertrinkender) go under

2. fig disappear; Verbrecher etc: go underground, go into hiding

B. v/t (hat -ge-) (jemanden) duck; (Gegenstand) submerge, immerse

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1.

intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) dive [under]

2) (fig.) go underground

2.

transitives Verb duck

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n.

submergence n.