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durch

prep · /dʊʁç/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German durch, from Old High German duruh, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw. Cognate with English through, thorough, Dutch door, West Frisian troch, Yiddish דורך (durkh).

Translation

  1. by means of; by; through

    Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört.

    The house was destroyed by fire.

  2. at the hands of source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. through; entering, then exiting

    Wir wandern durch den Wald.

    We're hiking through the forest.

  4. through (a period of time)

    Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen.

    She helped me through a difficult period.

  5. via
  6. owing to; because of
  7. divided by

durch

adv · /dʊʁç/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German durch, from Old High German duruh, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw. Cognate with English through, thorough, Dutch door, West Frisian troch, Yiddish דורך (durkh).

Translation

  1. during; throughout; through

    den ganzen Tag durch

    the whole day through

  2. past Germany, colloquial, past

    Es ist acht Uhr durch.

    It is past eight o’clock.

durch

adj · /dʊʁç/ ·
Etymology

From durchgeknallt, durch den Wind, durchdrehen, or another similar expression.

Translation

  1. crazy, freaked out not-comparable, predicative
  2. bore source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. by means of source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en