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er fackelt

hesitates, dithers, sets fire to, burns

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verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person plural, present tense / 2nd-person plural Rare #47,299
hesitates, dithers Often used in the phrase „nicht lange fackeln“ (not hesitate for long).
GE: Sie fackelt nicht lange und ruft sofort an.
EN: She doesn’t hesitate and calls right away.
sets fire to, burns In this sense, it is usually used with the separable prefix „ab“: „fackelt … ab“.
GE: Der Bauer fackelt das trockene Gras ab.
EN: The farmer sets fire to the dry grass.
Conjugation of fackeln
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second — fackelt
Third fackelt —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — fackelt

Er fackelt nicht lange.

He doesn't hesitate for long.

Nelson fackelt seine Felder ab.

Nelson is burning off his fields.

— Interstellar (2014)

Fackelt alles ab.

Burn everything down.

— Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Der fackelt nicht lange.

He doesn’t waste any time.

— American Gangster (2007)