No. 13,720 in German
einzuschlagen
"Einzuschlagen" means "to smash in," "to strike," or "to take a specific direction/path."
In a sentence
Er beschloss, einen neuen Karriereweg einzuschlagen.
He decided to embark on a new career path.
In this sentence, 'einschlagen' is used figuratively to mean 'to embark' or 'to choose' a path or direction.
Sie musste mitten in der Nacht die Scheibe einschlagen, um ins Haus zu gelangen.
She had to break the glass during the night to enter the house.
Here, 'einschlagen' is used literally to mean 'to smash or break something', specifically the glass.
Bei dieser Herausforderung müssen wir eine andere Strategie einschlagen.
For this challenge, we need to adopt a different strategy.
In this example, 'einschlagen' metaphorically means 'to take' or 'to adopt' a strategy or approach.
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