freistellen

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German

Etymology

frei +‎ stellen

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  • Hyphenation: frei‧stel‧len
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Verb

freistellen (weak, third-person singular present stellt frei, past tense stellte frei, past participle freigestellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to exempt; to release, to extinguish someone’s obligation
    Der Soldat wurde für drei Wochen vom Geländedienst freigestellt.
    The soldier has been exempted from field exercises for three weeks.
    Nach vier Niederlagen in Folge hat der Verein seinen Trainer freigestellt.
    After four defeats in a row, the club have dismissed their coach.
  2. to leave something up to someone; to make it someone’s free decision; to let someone decide something
    Ich stelle Ihnen das frei.
    I leave that up to you.

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