abbrennen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out toward somewhere.
Senses
abbrennen is used for these senses in English:
- set off (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
set off — full definition
- phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out toward somewhere.
- phrasal verb To cause something to start suddenly, especially an alarm, an explosion or a chain of events.
- phrasal verb To make someone suddenly angry, upset or distressed, or to trigger a strong emotional or physical reaction.
- phrasal verb To make something look better by contrast or by providing a background for it.
- noun An amount owed by one party that is deducted from a debt owed to it by the other, so only the balance is paid.
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