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Übertönen Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Übertönen" is used as verb with the meaning of "drown out", "overpower" or "outsound".
Essential properties of "übertönen"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: übertönen
- Simple past: übertönte
- Participle: übertönt
regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "übertönen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To drown out a sound"
- Definition: "To make one sound louder than another, thereby obscuring it."
- Translation(s): drown out, overpower, outsound
- Synonym(s): überdecken, überlagern
- Antonym(s): untergehen, überhören
- Related word(s): überstimmen, übertönen
📝 Some usage examples:
- Der Lärm der Baustelle konnte das Gespräch übertönen.
- Die Musik übertönte das Klingeln des Telefons.
- Seine laute Stimme übertönte alle anderen im Raum.