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einschlagen

to take (a route, a direction)

verb AYN-shlah-gen Rare
Travel & Places Directions

Also means

to knock in; to be a hit (figurative)

Usage Note

einschlagen with a direction object means to take or choose that course: den direkten Weg einschlagen ('to take the direct route'). This navigational sense is literary/formal compared to nehmen but B2-level learners encounter it in travel writing and formal speech.

Examples

"Die Wanderer schlugen einen Umweg durch das Tal ein."

Natural Translation

The hikers took a detour through the valley.

Literal Translation

The hikers struck a detour through the valley in.

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