lackieren
to lacquer
To coat a surface with a layer of lacquer, paint, or a similar protective substance.
EXAMPLE
Er will die alten Holzstühle neu lackieren.
He wants to lacquer the old wooden chairs again.
lackieren
to lacquer / to trick / to get drunk
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Meanings
lackieren
to trick
Colloquial for deceiving, taking in, or cheating someone.
EXAMPLE
Lass dich von dem Verkäufer nicht lackieren, das Auto ist viel zu teuer.
Don't let that salesman trick you; the car is much too expensive.
sich einen lackieren
to get drunk
A colloquial, casual expression for drinking alcohol, getting drunk.
EXAMPLE
Komm, wir gehen am Wochenende mal wieder einen lackieren.
Come on, let's go get drunk again sometime this weekend.
Usage tips
Word family
The verb 'lackieren' (to lacquer) is derived directly from the noun 'der Lack' (lacquer/varnish). It describes the action of coating something with lacquer.
EXAMPLE
Für diese Tür brauchen wir einen wetterfesten Lack.
We need a weather-resistant lacquer for this door.
Register: literal vs. colloquial
Only the meaning 'eine Oberfläche mit Lack überziehen' (to coat a surface with lacquer) is neutral and literal. The meanings 'jemanden täuschen' (to deceive someone) and 'Alkohol trinken' (to drink alcohol) are purely colloquial and should be avoided in formal situations.
EXAMPLE
Die Werkstatt muss den Kratzer im Auto neu lackieren.
The repair shop has to repaint the scratch on the car.
Typical collocations
In its literal meaning, 'lackieren' (to lacquer) is often used for specific objects. Typical phrases are: 'ein Auto lackieren' (to paint a car), 'Möbel lackieren' (to lacquer furniture), 'die Fingernägel lackieren' (to paint one's fingernails), or 'Holz lackieren' (to lacquer wood).
EXAMPLE
Sie lässt sich vor der Party die Fingernägel rot lackieren.
She is having her fingernails painted red before the party.
Fixed expression
The colloquial expression for 'sich betrinken' (to get drunk) has a fixed structure: 'sich (Dativ) einen lackieren'. The word 'einen' is a fixed part of the idiom.
EXAMPLE
Nach der harten Woche will er sich am Freitagabend mit Freunden einen lackieren.
After the hard week, he wants to get drunk with friends on Friday evening.
Compare with
lackieren vs saufen
to booze / to drink
Saufen is a colloquial and derogatory term for drinking large amounts of alcohol. Lackieren has this casual meaning only in the fixed reflexive expression „sich einen lackieren“. You can therefore say that someone säuft or sich einen lackiert, but not simply that someone lackiert.
lackieren
Nach dem Spiel lackieren sich einige Fans bis spät in die Nacht einen.
After the game, some fans got drunk until late into the night.
saufen
Nach dem Spiel saufen einige Fans bis spät in die Nacht.
After the game, some fans boozed until late into the night.
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