entschlagen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German entslahen. Decomposable as ent- + schlagen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈʃlaːɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧schla‧gen

Verb

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  1. (Austria, higher register, reflexive, + genitive) to dispense with; to forgo; to refuse
    Synonym: verzichten
    • 2019, Alexander Kluy, “Renaissance! Zum 500. Todestag von Leonardo da Vinci”, in Der Standard:
      Kurioserweise entschlägt sich Roeck nahezu jeder kunsthistorischen Betrachtung, ja des intensiven Ansehens der Kunstwerke überhaupt.
      Curiously enough, Roeck dispenses with practically every art historical consideration, even with the intensive viewing of artworks in general.
    • 2022, Gernot Heigl, “Mann trotz Morddrohung freigesprochen”, in MeinBezirk:
      „Sie können sich als Ehefrau des Angeklagten der Aussage entschlagen. Oder wollen Sie aussagen?
      As the wife of the defendent, you are allowed to refuse to testify. Or do you wish to testify?
  2. (Austria, higher register, reflexive, + genitive) to free oneself of; to cast off
    sich aller Furcht entschlagento free oneself of all fear

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

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