GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

verpennen

sleep through; miss by oversleeping

Ich habe den frühen Zug verpennt, weil ich nach der Nachtschicht eingeschlafen war, ohne den zweiten Wecker zu stellen.

I missed the early train by oversleeping because I had fallen asleep after the night shift without setting the second alarm.

miss through inattention; forget about

Wir dürfen die Anmeldefrist nicht wieder verpennen, nur weil wir davon ausgehen, dass uns ohnehin rechtzeitig jemand daran erinnern wird.

We must not miss the registration deadline again just because we assume someone will remind us in time anyway.

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