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prellen (um) (v.t.)
   to cheat, swindle (out of); bash, bruise, hit; bounce
Principal Parts: prellen, prellte, geprellt

Warum heißt es beim Basketball dribbeln und beim Handball prellen?
Why do we say "dribble" for basketball and "bounce" for handball?
Wie Goldman Sachs die IKB um 150 Millionen Dollar prellte
How Goldman Sachs swindled the [German bank] IKB out of $150 million
Er hat sich an der Schulter geprellt.
He bruised his shoulder.

Related:
die Prellung bruise
jdn um etw prellen to cheat sb out of sth
der Prellschuss ricochet, ricocheting bullet
die Zeche prellen to skip out on the bill, leave without paying the bill

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