torkeln

C1

to lurch / reel / stagger (wenig benutzt)

English meaning
to lurch / reel / stagger (wenig benutzt)

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torkeln in a sentence

Der betrunkene Mann torkelt nach Hause.

The drunk man staggers home.

Conjugation of torkeln

ichtorkle
dutorkelst
er/sie/eser/sie/es torkelt
wirtorkeln
ihrtorkelt
sie/Sietorkeln
Simple past (er/sie/es)
torkelte
Perfect
ist getorkelt

Where torkeln comes from

bezeugt im Spätmittelhochdeutschen torkeln, das seinerseits dem Mittellateinischen torculare „keltern“ entstammt

Words that go with torkeln

Questions about torkeln

How do you conjugate torkeln?

Present tense: ich torkle, du torkelst, er/sie/es torkelt, wir torkeln, ihr torkelt, sie torkeln. Simple past: torkelte. Perfect: ist getorkelt.

What does torkeln mean in English?

torkeln means "to lurch / reel / stagger (wenig benutzt)". For example: "Der betrunkene Mann torkelt nach Hause." — "The drunk man staggers home."

What level is torkeln in German?

torkeln is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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