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hadern (v.i.)
   to quarrel, wrangle (with, mit); struggle (with, mit); be at
odds with (mit), rail against (mit)

Wie Auma Obama mit Deutschland haderte.
How Auma Obama* railed against Germany.
Oliver Dietz haderte mit der Zeitumstellung.
[German marathon runner] Oliver Dietz struggled with the time difference [in India].

*Barack Obama’s half-sister lived in Germany for 16 years.

Related Words:
der Hader discord, discontent(ment)
der Haderer grumbler
Hadere nicht mit deinem Schicksal. You must come to terms with your fate.

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