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English translation of 'abspringen'

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abspringen

Verb Table intransitive verb separable, irregular, auxiliary 'sein'
1.  (= herunterspringen) to jump down (von from)
(aviation) to jump (von from)
(bei Gefahr) to bale out
mit dem rechten Bein abspringen to take off on the right leg
2. 
(= sich lösen) to come off
[esp Farbe, Lack] to flake or peel off
(= abprallen) to bounce off (von etw sth)
3.  (figurative) (informal)
(= sich zurückziehen) to get out
[von Partei, Kurs etc] to back out
von etw abspringen to get or back out of sth
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Example Sentences Including 'abspringen'

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Aber Mieter können - wie die Beispiele Steglitzer Kreisel und Canary Wharf im alten Londoner Hafengelände zeigen - wieder abspringen.
Der Spiegel
Der Zug war abgefahren, und sie konnte nicht mehr abspringen.
Die Tageszeitung (1997)
Er teilt nicht die Befürchtung einiger Einsatzleiterinnen, daß studentische " Wochenend-Arbeiter " abspringen könnten, weil Zuschläge nicht mehr ausbezahlt werden.
Die Tageszeitung (1996)
Wenn es in ein paar Monaten Neuwahlen gebe, " würde die FDP abspringen ".
Die Tageszeitung (1997)

Trends of 'abspringen'

Used Occasionally. abspringen is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'abspringen'

  • absplittern
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Related Terms of 'abspringen'

  • beidbeinig abspringen

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Translation of abspringen from the Collins German to English

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