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absperren

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German

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Etymology

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    ab- +‎ sperren

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈʔapʃpɛɐ̯n/, /ˈʔapʃpɛʁən/
    • Hyphenation: ab‧sper‧ren
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

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    absperren (weak, third-person singular present sperrt ab, past tense sperrte ab, past participle abgesperrt, auxiliary haben)

    1. to block off, to close, to barricade, to prevent access to (a building or area)
      Synonyms: abriegeln, blockieren
    2. to cut off; to seal off (flow of a liquid or gas)
      Synonyms: abdrosseln, unterbrechen
    3. (chiefly Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, South Tyrol) to bar something, to lock up
      Synonyms: abschließen, zuschließen, zusperren

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • absperren”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • absperren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • absperren” in Duden online
    • absperren” in OpenThesaurus.de