ablassen

== German == === Alternative forms === ablaßen === Etymology === From Middle High German abelāzen, abelān, from Old High German oblāzan. Equivalent to ab- +‎ lassen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔaplasn̩/, /ˈʔaplasən/ Hyphenation: ab‧las‧sen === Verb === ablassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt ab, past tense ließ ab, past participle abgelassen, auxiliary haben) to drain; to let off, to let out Ich lasse schon mal das Wasser aus dem Pool ab. ― I drain the water from the pool. Haben Sie Schmerzen, wenn Sie Urin ablassen? ― Do you feel any pain when passing urine? Schatz, du hast schon wieder vergessen, das Wasser aus der Wanne abzulassen. ― Darling, you′ve forgotten again to let the water out of the bath./Darling, you′ve forgotten again to empty the bath. Der Dampf im Kessel muss abgelassen werden. ― The steam of the boiler has to be let off. (intransitive, formal, with von) to let go, to desist, to refrain from doing something [with dative] Im letzten Moment ließ er von mir ab. ― At the last moment he let go of me. Bitte lassen Sie davon ab. ― Please refrain from doing that. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ablassen Ablasser Ablassung ==== Related terms ==== Ablass Ablasshandel anlassen, auflassen, auslassen === Further reading === “ablassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ablassen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “ablassen” in Duden online “ablassen” in OpenThesaurus.de