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verpennen (v.t.)
   to miss (sth), (clean) forget (sth); waste away (time), sleep through (sth)
Principal Parts: er verpennt, verpennte, hat verpennt

Der Krieg kommt schneller zurück als du denkst
Du kriegst zurück was du verpennst
*
The war’s coming back sooner than you think
You get back what you forget
Die Versicherer haben die Internet-Revolution verpennt, jetzt will ein Start-up die Branche aufmischen.
The insurers have missed the Internet revolution. Now a start-up wants to shake up the field.
"Wer Aldi nicht kennt, hat was verpennt." Testbericht für Aldi Süd.
"If you don't know Aldi, you've missed something." Test report for Aldi Süd [Aldi South].

*From the song “Der Krieg kommt schneller zurück als du denkst” von Wir sind Helden

Related:
den Tag verpennen to waste the day away
verpassen to miss (sth), be late for (sth), miss out on

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