abschleppen

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German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ schleppen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃlɛpən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧schlep‧pen

Verb

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abschleppen (weak, third-person singular present schleppt ab, past tense schleppte ab, past participle abgeschleppt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tow; to tow away (a car etc.)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to pick up (a person in a pub etc.)
    • 1998, Dirk Kurbjuweit, Schussangst, S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, →ISBN:
      Er ging ins La Paloma, wo man noch am leichtesten eine abschleppen konnte, obwohl er das gar nicht wollte.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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