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abrackern
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
abrackern (weak, third-person singular present rackert ab, past tense rackerte ab, past participle abgerackert, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to toil away
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:arbeiten
- 1917, Ricarda Huch, Der Fall Deruga [The Deruga Case]:
- Ich weiß noch wie heute, wie wir abends spät um den Tisch unter der Lampe saßen und uns abrackerten, um die Sache in richtiges Deutsch zu bringen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Abrackerei
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