frappieren

== German == === Etymology === 18th century, from French frapper. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną and thus a doublet of raffen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁaˈpiːʁən/ === Verb === frappieren (weak, third-person singular present frappiert, past tense frappierte, past participle frappiert, auxiliary haben) to astonish, to impress, to strike (especially used of similarity) Synonyms: erstaunen, beeindrucken, überraschen, verblüffen ==== Usage notes ==== Chiefly used in the present participle form frappierend. Non-participle usage occurs, but is comparatively uncommon. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== frappierend ==== Related terms ==== frappant === Further reading === “frappieren” in Duden online “frappieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache