No. 15,152 in German
stürzten
"Stürzten" is the past tense of "stürzen," meaning "to fall," "to plunge," or "to overthrow," depending on context.
In a sentence
Die Bergsteiger stürzten vom Gipfel in die Tiefe.
The mountaineers plunged from the peak into the depths.
'stürzten' is used here to indicate an action of falling, particularly a quick, uncontrolled descent.
Nach dem Alarm stürzten die Feuerwehrmänner zum Einsatzort.
After the alarm, the firefighters rushed to the scene of the incident.
'stürzten' is utilized metaphorically here to express rushing or hurrying towards an objective in an eager or urgent manner.
Die Aktienkurse stürzten nach der Veröffentlichung der schlechten Ergebnisse.
The stock prices plummeted after the release of the poor results.
'stürzten' describes here a drastic and rapid decrease, applied figuratively to the behavior of stock market values.
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