Noun
die Schlappe
Pronunciation: /ˈʃlapə/
defeat, flop, disadvantageous outcome (in a game, election, contest, battle etc.)
C2
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plural Schlappen
Meanings
Noun
- defeat, flop, disadvantageous outcome (in a game, election, contest, battle etc.)
- slide, slipper (one of a pair of footwear open in the back, a shoe from which the back has been cut off)
Example sentence
Die Partei musste bei der Wahl eine schwere Schlappe hinnehmen.
The party had to accept a heavy defeat in the election.
Word forms
singular
die Schlappe
plural
die Schlappen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schlappe
Accusativedie Schlappe
Dativeder Schlappe
Genitiveder Schlappe
Plural
Nominativedie Schlappen
Accusativedie Schlappen
Dativeden Schlappen
Genitiveder Schlappen
Usage
- eine Schlappe einstecken — Suffer a defeat; colloquial.
- Schlappe / Sieg — A defeat or flop versus a victory.
Nach der deutlichen Schlappe änderte das Team seine Taktik.
After the heavy defeat, the team changed its tactics.