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German verb knallen

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stifa
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22 February 2014 at 1:17am | IP Logged 
To me it sounds like "abgeknallt" rather than "geknallt".

http://www.dict.cc/?s=abknallen

Edited by stifa on 22 February 2014 at 1:18am

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Cabaire
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22 February 2014 at 2:55am | IP Logged 
Yes, he said: Du hast ihn abgeknallt, i.e. you have shot him. Abknallen is a colloquial expression for erschießen, because of the noise (--> der Knall)

PS. Du hast ihm eine geknallt would have meant: You have boxed his ears.

Edited by Cabaire on 22 February 2014 at 3:02am

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