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to miss
In sports, especially soccer, to fail to score with a shot at the goal. This often refers to an important situation such as a penalty.
Der Stürmer hat den entscheidenden Elfmeter verschossen.
The striker missed the decisive penalty.
The verb 'verschießen' is inseparable. The prefix 'ver-' remains firmly attached to the stem 'schießen' in all sentence forms and tenses.
Er verschoss den Ball nur knapp.
He missed the ball by only a narrow margin.
Most of the time, 'verschießen' forms the perfect tense with 'haben'. One important exception is the meaning 'verblassen' (to fade): here, the perfect tense is formed with 'sein' because it describes a change of state.
Der Stürmer hat den Elfmeter verschossen.
The striker missed the penalty.
In the meaning 'sich verlieben' (to fall in love), the verb is reflexive and is always used with the preposition 'in' and the accusative. The pattern is: sich in jemanden verschießen.
Sie hat sich Hals über Kopf in ihren neuen Kollegen verschossen.
She fell head over heels for her new colleague.
The phrase 'sich in jemanden verschießen' is colloquial. It describes falling in love very suddenly and intensely.
Kaum hatte er sie gesehen, hatte er sich auch schon in sie verschossen.
No sooner had he seen her than he had already fallen for her.
In a sports context, 'verschießen' is often combined with objects such as 'einen Elfmeter' (a penalty), 'einen Freistoß' (a free kick), or 'eine große Chance' (a big chance).
Die Mannschaft hat zu viele Chancen verschossen.
The team missed too many chances.
The idiom 'sein Pulver verschießen' (to shoot one's bolt) is fixed. The possessive pronoun changes according to the person acting (e.g., 'ich habe mein Pulver verschossen' — I have shot my bolt, 'sie hat ihr Pulver verschossen' — she has shot her bolt).
Warte mit deinem besten Argument, sonst hast du dein Pulver zu früh verschossen.
Hold back your best argument, otherwise you'll shoot your bolt too early.
to meet / to hit
'treffen' and 'verschießen' form a clear contrast in sports, especially when shooting at a goal. 'treffen' means that the shot reaches the target. 'verschießen' means that the shot does not go into the target, often in an important chance such as a penalty. 'treffen' is more general and can also fit other targets, throws, or strikes. 'verschießen' is used mainly when someone fails to make use of a chance in sports because of a bad shot.
Beim Elfmeterschießen verschießt der Kapitän den letzten Schuss.
In the penalty shootout, the captain misses the final shot.
Die Spielerin trifft kurz vor Schluss das Tor.
The player hits the goal shortly before the end.