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lahmlegen

lahmlegen

German

Verb

lahmlegen (third-person singular simple present legt lahm, past tense legte lahm, past participle lahmgelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to bring to a standstill
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 52/2010, page 140:
      Mitte April legte eine Vulkanaschewolke aus Island den Luftverkehr lahm.
      Mid of April a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland brought air traffic to a standstill.

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