abstempeln

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ stempeln

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃtɛmpəln/,
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Verb

abstempeln (weak, third-person singular present stempelt ab, past tense stempelte ab, past participle abgestempelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (literally) to stamp (to give a stamp mark)
  2. (figurative) to mark, to label, to brand (hastily), to write off
    Gleich am ersten Schultag wurde Klaus als Klassenclown abgestempelt.
    Right on the first school day, Klaus was labelled the class clown.

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