absahnen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (entrahmen) skim, cream

2. umg., fig. cream off

II v/i umg., fig. cream (oder siphon) off the profits allg., bei etw. ordentlich absahnen (really) make a killing in s.th.; den Markt absahnen take the pick of the bunch, cherry-pick

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ạb|sah|nen ['apzaːnən] sep

1. vt

Milch to skim; (fig inf) Geld to rake in; (= sich verschaffen) to cream off; das Beste to take

den Markt absahnen — to take the cream, to take the pick of the bunch

2. vi

to skim milk; (fig inf) to take the best; (in Bezug auf Menschen) to take the cream or the best; (in Bezug auf Geld) to clean up (inf)

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(to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) cream

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ab|sah·nen

I. vt

1. (fam: sich verschaffen)

▪ etw \absahnen to cream off sth sep fam

2. KOCHK

Milch \absahnen to skim milk

II. vi

1. (fam: Geld raffen)

▪ [bei jdm] \absahnen to cream off [from sb]

2. KOCHK to skim

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1.

(ugs.) intransitives Verb make a killing (coll.)

2.

transitives Verb

50 000 Euro absahnen — pocket 50,000 euros

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absahnen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (entrahmen) skim, cream

2. umg, fig cream off

B. v/i umg, fig cream (oder siphon) off the profits allg,

bei etwas ordentlich absahnen (really) make a killing in sth;

den Markt absahnen take the pick of the bunch, cherry-pick

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1.

(ugs.) intransitives Verb make a killing (coll.)

2.

transitives Verb

50 000 Euro absahnen — pocket 50,000 euros

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v.

to skim v.