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filzen

to frisk, to search

ˈf ɪ l t s n̩
filz to frisk, to search + en we/they present-tense verb ending
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #45,364
to frisk, to search When used for searching a person, this is colloquial.
GE: Die Polizei darf mich nicht einfach filzen.
EN: The police can’t just frisk me.
Conjugation of filzen
filzen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — filzen
Third — filzen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — filzen
Third — filzen

Wir müssen die Leute filzen.

We need to frisk the people.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Oder wollen Sie mich vielleicht filzen?

Or perhaps you’d like to frisk me?

— The Teachers' Lounge (2023)

Muss ich dich am Ausgang filzen?

Do I have to frisk you at the exit?

— Montags in der Sonne (2002)

Es war falsch, deine Klasse zu filzen.

It was wrong to frisk your class.

— The Teachers' Lounge (2023)