No. 15,698 in German
zugespielt
"Zugespielt" means "passed" or "played to" in the context of passing something, often in sports or information transfer.
In a sentence
Der Stürmer wurde zielgenau angespielt und verwandelte den Ball in ein Tor.
The striker was accurately passed to and converted the ball into a goal.
Here, 'zu angespielt' describes the specific motion or act within a sport context of passing the ball.
Er hat mir die geheimen Dokumente zugespielt.
He passed me the secret documents.
In this context, 'zugespielt' means surreptitiously or discretely transferring information or items.
Die Band hat mir ein paar ihrer neuesten Songs zugespielt.
The band shared a few of their latest songs with me.
Here, 'zugespielt' means sharing something informally or providing access to it.
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