English-German translation for "wean"

"wean" German translation

wean
[wiːn]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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entwöhnen, absetzen More examples...
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  • (from, off) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    abgewöhnen (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    abbringen, fernhalten (von), entfremden (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    (from, off) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Was also könnte die Bundesregierung noch tun, um den Deutschen ihre Enthaltsamkeit abzugewöhnen?
So what more could the German government do to wean the Germans off their abstemious habits?
Source: News-Commentary
Eine weitere Priorität ist, die Menschen aus ihrer Abhängigkeit vom Staat zu lösen.
Another priority is to wean people from dependence on government.
Source: News-Commentary
Das Urteil wurde bis 2004 aufgeschoben, damit Amina Lawal ihr Kind abstillen kann.
The sentence has been delayed until 2004 to allow her to wean her child.
Source: Europarl
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wean
[wiːn]noun | Substantiv s Scottish English | schottisches Englischschottor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial

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Kind
  • Kindneuter | Neutrum n
    wean
    wean
Was also könnte die Bundesregierung noch tun, um den Deutschen ihre Enthaltsamkeit abzugewöhnen?
So what more could the German government do to wean the Germans off their abstemious habits?
Source: News-Commentary
Eine weitere Priorität ist, die Menschen aus ihrer Abhängigkeit vom Staat zu lösen.
Another priority is to wean people from dependence on government.
Source: News-Commentary
Das Urteil wurde bis 2004 aufgeschoben, damit Amina Lawal ihr Kind abstillen kann.
The sentence has been delayed until 2004 to allow her to wean her child.
Source: Europarl
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