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abschieben
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
abschieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schiebt ab, past tense schob ab, past participle abgeschoben, past subjunctive schöbe ab, auxiliary sein or haben)
- to deport (from a country)
- to shift (blame or responsibility onto someone or onto certain circumstances)
- möglichst viel Verantwortung abschieben ― to shift as much blame as possible
- Aufgaben abschieben ― shift (responsibility for) assignments
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
Further reading
- “abschieben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “abschieben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “abschieben” in Duden online
- “abschieben” in OpenThesaurus.de
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