klappen

Lëtzebuergesch

English: to beat; to hammer in; to comb; to knock; to bang; to work; to applaud; to pick on
Français: battre; enfoncer; parcourir; taper; claquer; aller; applaudir; malmener
Deutsch: schlagen; klopfen; ablaufen; klappern; klappen; (Beifall) klatschen; herumhacken auf

Type: VRB
Synonym: klawéieren; goen; ofklapperen; auslafen; schloen; wichsen
Auxiliary: hunn
Participe passé: geklappt

Pronunciation (IPA)

[klˈɑpən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: klopfen; schlagen
Français: battre (pour changer la forme ou la consistance)
English: to beat; to break up; to whisk; to beat (to shape iron; stone; egg white)
Português: bater; quebrar (para alterar a forma ou a consistência; pedras)
Nederlands: kloppen; slaan

Meaning 2

Deutsch: klopfen (zum Reinigen)
Français: battre (pour épousseter)
English: to beat (a carpet)
Português: bater (para sacudir o pó)
Nederlands: kloppen (om te reinigen)

Meaning 3

Deutsch: klopfen (einschlagen)
Français: enfoncer (au marteau)
English: to knock in; to hammer in
Português: pregar (com um martelo)
Nederlands: slaan (met een hamer)

Meaning 4

colloquial

Deutsch: abklappern; ablaufen
Français: parcourir (pour trouver)
English: to comb (to search)
Português: bater; percorrer (para encontrar)
Nederlands: aflopen (in diverse winkels een bepaald artikel zoeken)

Synonyms

auslafen · ofklapperen

Meaning 5

colloquial

Deutsch: schlagen (besiegen)
Français: battre (vaincre)
English: to hammer; to beat (to defeat)
Português: bater (vencer)
Nederlands: kloppen (winnen van)

Synonyms

wichsen

Meaning 6

Deutsch: klopfen (leicht schlagen)
Français: taper (donner une tape, de petits coups)
English: to clap; to knock (on the shoulder; on a door)
Português: bater (dar pancadas leves)
Nederlands: kloppen (zacht slaan)

Meaning 7

Deutsch: klappern (klappernde Geräusche machen)
Français: claquer (faire du bruit)
English: to rattle; to bang
Português: bater (fazer barulho)
Nederlands: klapperen (klapperende geluiden maken)

Meaning 8

Deutsch: klopfen (pulsieren)
Français: battre (être animé de battements)
English: to beat (to throb, to pound)
Português: bater (pulsar)
Nederlands: kloppen; slaan (pulseren)

Synonyms

schloen

Meaning 9

Deutsch: klappen (gelingen, funktionieren)
Français: marcher; aller (réussir; bien se dérouler)
English: to work out; to work (to go as planned; to go well)
Português: correr bem; resultar; dar certo
Nederlands: kloppen (lukken, functioneren)

Synonyms

goen

Meaning 10

Deutsch: (in die Hände) klatschen; (Beifall) klatschen
Français: taper dans les mains; applaudir
English: to clap (one's hands); to applaud
Português: bater (as) palmas; aplaudir
Nederlands: (in de handen) klappen

Meaning 11

colloquial

Deutsch: herumhacken auf (kritisieren)
Français: fustiger; malmener (critiquer)
English: to attack; to pick on (to criticize)
Português: desancar; cair sobre (criticar)
Nederlands: hakken op (bekritiseren)

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

(an d'Hänn) klappen
geklappt
geklapptem
geklappten
geklappter
klapp
klappen
klappen op
klapps
klappt

Example sentences

de Schmadd huet d'Eise mam Hummer an déi richteg Fassong geklappt
Meaning 1: to beat; to break up; to whisk; to beat
fréier hunn déi aarm Leit Steng geklappt , fir e puer Su ze verdéngen
Meaning 1: to beat; to break up; to whisk; to beat
fir d'éischt muss dat Wäisst vum Ee zu Schnéi geklappt ginn
Meaning 1: to beat; to break up; to whisk; to beat
d'Mamm huet d'Teppecher op der Terrass geklappt
Meaning 2: to beat
ech hunn en décken Nol an d'Mauer geklappt
Meaning 3: to knock in; to hammer in
mir hunn all Bijouterie geklappt , fir e Kaddo ze fannen
colloquial
Meaning 4: to comb
eis Ekipp huet de Champion mat 5:0 geklappt
colloquial
Meaning 5: to hammer; to beat
fréier oder spéider klappen ech dech!
colloquial
Meaning 5: to hammer; to beat
nom Match huet den Trainer dem Stiermer op d'Schëller geklappt
Meaning 6: to clap; to knock
klapp léiwer (un d'Dier), ier s de eragees!
Meaning 6: to clap; to knock
ech mengen, et huet (een un d'Dier) geklappt
Meaning 6: to clap; to knock
déi ganz Nuecht huet eng Lued geklappt
Meaning 7: to rattle; to bang
esoubal ech hatt gesinn, klappt mäin Häerz méi séier
Meaning 8: to beat
wéi ëmmer huet alles wonnerbar geklappt
Meaning 9: to work out; to work
an där Saach do klappt eppes net!
Meaning 9: to work out; to work
wéi ech an d'Hänn geklappt hunn , ass de Kueb fortgeflunn
Meaning 10: to clap (one's hands); to applaud
d'Leit hu vu Begeeschterung geklappt
Meaning 10: to clap (one's hands); to applaud
d'Oppositioun léisst keng Geleeënheet aus, fir op d'Regierung ze klappen
colloquial
Meaning 11: to attack; to pick on
schonn an der Schoul gouf nëmmen op dee Bouf geklappt
colloquial
Meaning 11: to attack; to pick on