erpressen
In English: to blackmail, to extort
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- erpresste
- Partizip II
- erpresst
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Ersatz?
Example sentences
Ich lasse mich nicht erpressen.
Blackmail won't work on me.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRIch werde mich nicht erpressen lassen!
I won't be blackmailed.
Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FREr hat mich erpresst.
He blackmailed me.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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