abspecken

German

Etymology

ab- + Speck + -en

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧spe‧cken
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃpɛkən/, [ˈʔapˌʃpɛkŋ̍]

Verb

abspecken (third-person singular simple present speckt ab, past tense speckte ab, past participle abgespeckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to lose weight
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to diminish

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