abwerfen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (Bomben, Ballast etc.) drop

2. (Decke, Kleidung) throw off; (Reiter) throw; (Geweih) cast, shed; (Blätter) drop (oder shed); (Haar) shed; ZOOL. (Haare, Federn) mo(u)lt

3. fig. (Bürde, Joch) shake off

4. SPORT (Hindernis, Latte) knock down

5. Ballspiele: get s.o. out

6. WIRTS. fig. (Gewinn) yield, bring in; (Zinsen) bear, return, bring in; (Nebenprodukte) spin off

7. SPORT (Ball) throw out; (Speer) throw

II vt/i (Spielkarte) throw s.th. away, discard s.th.

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(aus dem Sattel werfen) to unseat; to throw; to unhorse;

(einbringen) to yield;

(hinunterwerfen) to throw down;

(wegwerfen) to release; to throw off; to slough; to throw away; to cast; to drop

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ạb|wer|fen sep

1. vt

to throw off; Reiter to throw; Bomben, Flugblätter etc to drop; Ballast to jettison; Geweih to shed, to cast; Blätter, Nadeln to shed; (CARDS) to discard, to throw away; (SPORT) Ball, Speer to throw; Latte to knock off or down; (COMM) Gewinn to yield, to return, to show; Zinsen to bear, to yield; (fig liter) Joch, Fesseln to cast or throw off

2. vi (FTBL)

to throw

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1) (to get rid of; to take off: Some snakes cast their skins.) cast

2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.) shed

3) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) throw

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ab|wer·fen

irreg

I. vt

1. (aus der Luft herunterfallen lassen)

▪ etw \abwerfen to drop sth

Ballast \abwerfen to drop [or shed] [or discharge] ballast

Blätter [o Laub] /Nadeln \abwerfen to shed leaves/needles

das Geweih \abwerfen to shed antlers

2. (von sich werfen)

einen Reiter \abwerfen to throw [or unseat] a rider

3. FIN, ÖKON

▪ etw \abwerfen to yield sth

einen Gewinn \abwerfen to yield [or make] [or show] a profit

Zinsen \abwerfen to yield [or bear] [or earn] interest

4. (geh: abschütteln)

▪ etw \abwerfen to throw [or cast] off sth sep

die Fesseln/das Joch der Sklaverei \abwerfen (fig) to cast [or throw] off the yoke of slavery fig

5. (ablegen)

eine Karte \abwerfen to discard a card

II. vi

1. SPORT (beim Hochsprung) to knock down [or knock off] [or dislodge] the bar

2. FBALL (Abwurf vom Tor machen) to throw the ball out

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1.

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) drop; <tree> shed <leaves, needles>; <stag> shed <antlers>; throw off <clothing>; jettison <ballast>; throw <rider>; (Kartenspiel) discard; (fig.) cast or throw off <yoke of tyranny etc.>

2) (herunterstoßen) knock down

3) (ins Spielfeld werfen) throw out <ball>

4) (einbringen) bring in

viel abwerfen — show a big profit

2.

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (Sport) throw the ball out

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abwerfen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (Bomben, Ballast etc) drop

2. (Decke, Kleidung) throw off; (Reiter) throw; (Geweih) cast, shed; (Blätter) drop (oder shed); (Haar) shed; ZOOL (Haare, Federn) mo(u)lt

3. fig (Bürde, Joch) shake off

4. SPORT (Hindernis, Latte) knock down

5. Ballspiele: get sb out

6. WIRTSCH fig (Gewinn) yield, bring in; (Zinsen) bear, return, bring in; (Nebenprodukte) spin off

7. SPORT (Ball) throw out; (Speer) throw

B. v/t & v/i (Spielkarte) throw sth away, discard sth

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1.

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) drop; <tree> shed <leaves, needles>; <stag> shed <antlers>; throw off <clothing>; jettison <ballast>; throw <rider>; (Kartenspiel) discard; (fig.) cast or throw off <yoke of tyranny etc.>

2) (herunterstoßen) knock down

3) (ins Spielfeld werfen) throw out <ball>

4) (einbringen) bring in

viel abwerfen — show a big profit

2.

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (Sport) throw the ball out

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v.

to drop from an aircraft expr.