abbrechen
Meaning
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to break off (remove by breaking)
- (class-4, intransitive, strong) to be broken off
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to terminate, to end, to stop (especially suddenly or unexpectedly)
- (class-4, strong, transitive) to pull down (demolish)
- (class-4, strong) to discard (throw away)
Concepts
snap off
miscarry
ram down
shear off
to wane
go into eclipse
pick flowers
Synonyms
die Notbremse ziehen
beendigen
kaputt gehen
hinschmeißen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʔapˌbʁɛçn̩]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German abebrechen, from Old High German ababrehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *ababrekan. Equivalent to ab- + brechen. Cognate with Dutch afbreken (“to demolish, to decompose”).
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