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abschneiden

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German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ schneiden

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapʃnaɪ̯dn̩/, /ˈʔapʃnaɪ̯dən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧schnei‧den
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Verb

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abschneiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schneidet ab, past tense schnitt ab, past participle abgeschnitten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cut off
  2. (transitive) to truncate
  3. (transitive) to shorten
  4. (transitive) to amputate
  5. (intransitive) to score, to perform, to do (well, poorly, badly, etc.)
    Patrick hat bei der Prüfung sehr gut abgeschnitten.Patrick did very well in the test.
    Beim letzten Warentest haben viele Produkte schlecht abgeschnitten.Many products performed poorly in the last product test.

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