fleeten

Lëtzebuergesch

English: to not give a damn about; to go down the drain
Français: se moquer de; s'envoler (en fumée)
Deutsch: pfeifen auf; flöten gehen

Type: VRB
Auxiliary: hunn
Participe passé: gefleet

Pronunciation (IPA)

[flˈeːtən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

colloquial

Deutsch: pfeifen auf
Français: se moquer de (dédaigner, mépriser)
English: to not give a damn about
Português: estar-se nas tintas para
Nederlands: lak hebben aan; maling hebben aan

Meaning 2

colloquial

Deutsch: flöten gehen
Français: s'envoler (en fumée) (se perdre, disparaître)
English: to go down the drain
Português: sumir-se; ir-se (perder-se, desaparecer)
Nederlands: verloren gaan (naar de haaien gaan)

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

fleet
fleete goen
fleeten
fleeten op
fleets
gefleet

Example sentences

ech fleeten (der) op deng Suen!
colloquial
Meaning 1: to not give a damn about
seng Sue sinn all fleete gaangen
colloquial
Meaning 2: to go down the drain
déi gutt Laun ass fleete gaangen
colloquial
Meaning 2: to go down the drain

Verb conjugation

Infinitive: fleeten
Past participle: gefleet
Auxiliary: hunn

Indicative · Present

ech: fleeten
du: fleets
hien / hatt / si: fleet
mir: fleeten
dir: fleet
si: fleeten

Indicative · Perfect

ech: hu gefleet
du: hues gefleet
hien / hatt / si: huet gefleet
mir: hu gefleet
dir: hutt gefleet
si: hu gefleet

Indicative · Pluperfect

ech: hat gefleet
du: has gefleet
hien / hatt / si: hat gefleet
mir: hate gefleet
dir: hat gefleet
si: hate gefleet

Conditional · Present

ech: géif / géing fleeten
du: géifs / géings fleeten
hien / hatt / si: géif / géing fleeten
mir: géifen / géinge fleeten
dir: géift / géingt fleeten
si: géifen / géinge fleeten

Conditional · Past

ech: hätt gefleet
du: häss gefleet
hien / hatt / si: hätt gefleet
mir: hätte gefleet
dir: hätt gefleet
si: hätte gefleet

Imperative · Present

du: fleet!
dir: fleet!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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