abputzen

See also: Abputzen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ putzen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʔapˌpʊtsən]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧put‧zen

Verb

abputzen (weak, third-person singular present putzt ab, past tense putzte ab, past participle abgeputzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to clean something off
    Synonyms: putzen, säubern
    Sie putzte sich die Schuhe vor dem Eintreten ab. ― She cleaned her shoes off before entering.
  2. (building) to plaster, to render
    Synonym: verputzen
  3. (Austria, reflexive) to shift the blame or responsibility, to pass the buck
    Jeder der Beteiligten putzte sich ab. ― Each of the parties involved passed the buck.

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Abputzer, Abputzung, Abputzerei

Further reading
  • “abputzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “abputzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “abputzen” in Duden online
  • “abputzen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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