röcheln

C1

to gasp / give a death rattle

English meaning
to gasp / give a death rattle
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Illness & Symptoms

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röcheln in a sentence

Der sterbende Patient röchelte schwach.

The dying patient gasped weakly.

Conjugation of röcheln

ichröchle
duröchelst
er/sie/esröchelt
wirröcheln
ihrröchelt
sie/Sieröcheln
Simple past (er/sie/es)
röchelte
Perfect
hat geröchelt

Where röcheln comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch rücheln, rüheln, „wiehern“, „brüllen“, „rasselnd atmen“ zu mittelhochdeutsch rohen, das von althochdeutsch rohon, „brüllen“, „grunzen“ abstammt

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How do you conjugate röcheln?

Present tense: ich röchle, du röchelst, er röchelt, wir röcheln, ihr röchelt, sie röcheln. Simple past: röchelte. Perfect: hat geröchelt.

What does röcheln mean in English?

röcheln means "to gasp / give a death rattle". For example: "Der sterbende Patient röchelte schwach." — "The dying patient gasped weakly."

What level is röcheln in German?

röcheln is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the illness & symptoms vocabulary.

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