abschieben

abschieben

German

Etymology

    ab- +‎ schieben

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌʃiːbən/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌʃiːbm̩/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: ab‧schie‧ben

    Verb

    abschieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schiebt ab, past tense schob ab, past participle abgeschoben, past subjunctive schöbe ab, auxiliary sein or haben)

    1. to deport (from a country)
    2. to shift (blame or responsibility onto someone or onto certain circumstances)
      möglichst viel Verantwortung abschiebento shift as much blame as possible
      Aufgaben abschiebenshift (responsibility for) assignments

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