abklatschen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapklatʃən/, [ˈapklatʃn̩] === Etymology 1 === ab- +‎ klatschen ==== Verb ==== abklatschen (weak, third-person singular present klatscht ab, past tense klatschte ab, past participle abgeklatscht, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to rebound, bounce off with a clapping sound von etwas abklatschen ― to bounce off something (transitive) to fend off, return something (such as a ball) by hitting it with a clapping sound (transitive, reflexive) to high five someone or give them a pat on the back (in the literal sense); to exchange high-fives with someone jemanden abklatschen ― to high-five someone einander abklatschen ― to high-five each other sich abklatschen ― to high-five themselves (transitive) to give (someone) a pat to indicate something (to them), e.g. to cut in on a dance or to tag someone in a game of tag (transitive) to applaud or acclaim someone or something (ditransitive) to obtain an encore from someone by clapping (transitive, theater) to break off a rehearsal, etc. by clapping (transitive, colloquial) to lightly, repeatedly strike or clap someone ((+ mit) with something), making a clapping sound (transitive, colloquial, rare) to decisively defeat someone (especially in sports) === Etymology 2 === Abklatsch +‎ -en ==== Verb ==== abklatschen (weak, third-person singular present klatscht ab, past tense klatschte ab, past participle abgeklatscht, auxiliary haben) (transitive, printing, art) to produce a mirror image impression copy of (transitive, printing, historical) to quickly print from forms, off of the press (transitive, by extension, colloquial, derogatory) to copycat, to produce a poor imitation of (transitive, art) to portray something incompletely; to sketch, outline === Conjugation === === Derived terms === Abklatschen Abklatschung Abklatscher === Further reading === “abklatschen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “abklatschen” in Duden online “abklatschen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “abklatschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon