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German
Etymology
ab- + schreiben
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔapʃʀaɪ̯bm̩/, /ˈʔapʃʀaɪ̯bən/
- Hyphenation: ab‧schrei‧ben
Verb
Template:de-verb-strong
- to transcribe
Der Mönch schrieb das im Verfall begriffene Werk Zeichen für Zeichen ab.- The monk transcribed the moribund piece.
- to plagiarize
Die Schülerin schrieb die halbe Klausur von ihrer Nachbarin ab.- The student plagiarized half the paper from her neighbor.
- (accounting) to write off
Er kann die gesamten Unkosten von der Steuer abschreiben.- He can write off the entire expense of the tax.
- to consider something a write-off, as in colloquial use; to call defeat
Den kannst du abschreiben.- You can forget this guy.
Conjugation
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