ausspannen

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German

Etymology

aus- +‎ spannen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧span‧nen

Verb

ausspannen (weak, third-person singular present spannt aus, past tense spannte aus, past participle ausgespannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to unclamp, to unharness, to unhitch (reversal of the action done by einspannen)
    Synonym: (of a draft animal) abschirren
    Antonym: einspannen
    die Pferde ausspannen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to expand spatially in various senses:
    1. (transitive, reflexive) to stretch between two points
      Synonym: spannen
    2. (transitive, reflexive) to unfold and stretch
      die Flügel ausspannen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    3. (transitive, reflexive, higher register) to expand, to extend, to stretch (to take up space)
      Synonym: ausdehnen
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to steal (someone's partner)
    die Freundin ausspannento steal (someone's) girlfriend
    • 2009 [2006], Clemens Meyer, Als wir träumten [As We Were Dreaming]‎, Fischer, →ISBN:
      Ich glaub, ich spinne. Sag's nochmal, sag's doch bitte nochmal: Wer hat dir die Freundin ausgespannt, du scheiß Zecke?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (intransitive) to relax, to unwind
    Synonym: relaxen
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 636:
      Darf ich mir einen Ratschlag erlauben? Sie sollten sich dieses Jahr noch ein bißchen ausspannen!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1915, Paul Keller, Ferien vom Ich:
      Wenn der November kam, würden sich wahrscheinlich unsere Kurgäste an Zahl vermindern; dann wollte ich auch mal ausspannen, wollte für ein paar Wochen Ferien machen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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