absaufen

German

Etymology

ab- + saufen

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ab‧sau‧fen
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌsaʊ̯fən/, [ˈapˌsaʊ̯fn̩]

Verb

absaufen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present säuft ab, past tense soff ab, past participle abgesoffen, past subjunctive söffe ab, auxiliary sein)

  1. (slang) to drown
  2. (automotive) to flood (an engine with fuel)
  3. to lose altitude

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References

  • Michael, Robert; Doerr, Karin (2002) Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi-German: An English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 51

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