abkochen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (keimfrei machen) boil; MED. sterilize

2. (Heilkräuter) make an infusion; fachspr. decoct

3. Sl. fig. (fertig machen) give s.o. a good going-over; (ausnehmen) fleece s.o.

II vt/i beim Boxen etc.: einige Pfunde abkochen sweat off a few pounds (to make the weight)

III v/i cook out in the open, bes. Am. have a cookout

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ạb|ko|chen sep

1. vt

to boil; (= durch Kochen keimfrei machen) to sterilize (by boiling)

2. vi

to cook a meal in the open air, to have a cookout (US)

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(in cooking, to heat (eg milk) to just below boiling-point.) scald

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ab|ko·chen

vt

▪ etw \abkochen to boil sth

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1.

transitives Verb boil

2.

intransitives Verb (im Freien kochen) cook in the open air

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abkochen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (keimfrei machen) boil; MED sterilize

2. (Heilkräuter) make an infusion; fachspr decoct

3. sl fig (fertigmachen) give sb a good going-over; (ausnehmen) fleece sb

B. v/t & v/i beim Boxen etc:

einige Pfunde abkochen sweat off a few pounds (to make the weight)

C. v/i cook out in the open, besonders US have a cookout

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1.

transitives Verb boil

2.

intransitives Verb (im Freien kochen) cook in the open air