abschlagen

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See also: Abschlägen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapʃlaːɡŋ/
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Verb

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  1. to knock off
  2. to cut off, chop off
    • 1918, Meinrad Lienert, ‘St. Felix und St. Regula’, Zürcher Sagen:
      So führte man sie denn auf die Sandbank in der Limmat, wo heute die Wasserkirche steht, und schlug ihnen angesichts des ruchlosen Statthalters, die Köpfe ab.
      So they were carried to the sandbank in the Limmat – where the Wasserkirche now stands – and their heads cut off in the wicked governor's sight.
  3. (figurative) to refuse, to deny, to reject
  4. (golf) to tee off
  5. (soccer) to punt

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