German-English translation for "abessen"

"abessen" English translation

abessen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; h> umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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eat off eat clean pick clean
  • eat off
    abessen Rosinen vom Kuchen etc
    abessen Rosinen vom Kuchen etc
  • eat (one’s plate) clean
    abessen Teller
    abessen Teller
  • pick clean
    abessen Knochen etc
    abessen Knochen etc
abessen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i

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finish eating
examples
  • der hat bei uns abgegessen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    we have finished with him
    der hat bei uns abgegessen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
abessen
reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r

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to eat one’s fill of
examples
  • sich an (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas abessen Dialekt, dialektal | dialect(al)dial
    to eat (oder | orod have) one’s fill ofetwas | something sth
    sich an (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas abessen Dialekt, dialektal | dialect(al)dial

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