zechen
to booze; to drink heavily (colloquial)
English translations
- 01
to pay
- 02
to mine
Word details
- German meaning
- zechen bedeutet viel Alkohol trinken, oft in einer geselligen Runde.
- English meaning
- zechen means to drink a lot of alcohol, often in a social gathering.
- Synonym
- trinken, feiern
- German example
- Die Studenten zechten die ganze Nacht in der Kneipe.
- English example
- The students drank all night in the pub.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich zeche du zechst er/sie/es ich zecht wir zechen ihr zechet sie zechen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gezecht du hast gezecht er/sie/es hat gezecht wir haben gezecht ihr habt gezecht sie haben gezecht
- Past
- ich zechte du zechtest er/sie/es zechte wir zechten ihr zechtet sie zechten
Related words
- Zechensiedlung
miners' settlement
- Zechensiedlung
Mining colony
- Zechenschließung
Mine closure
- verzechen
to forgo, to renounce
- durchzechen
To drink and party all night
- bingen
To binge drink
- trinkfreudig
Fond of drinking
- Zeche
Coal mine
- Kohlenzeche
A coal mine is a mine where coal is extracted.
Example sentences with “zechen”
Sie haben die ganze Nacht gezecht. (They were boozing all night.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'zechen' common?
It is slightly old-fashioned or specifically used for heavy drinking in a social, rowdy context.