abwimmeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dismiss verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
Senses
abwimmeln is used for these senses in English:
- dismiss (transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
- fob off (informal, transitive) To use lies, excuses, or deceit to satisfy (someone); to deceitfully appease someone by giving something that is spurious or inferior from what was wanted or expected.
dismiss — full definition
- verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
- verb To refuse to take something seriously or to consider it worth thinking about.
- verb To tell someone they are free to leave.