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auflösen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • break off verb To end something suddenly, especially a relationship, discussion or agreement.
  • dematerialize verb To disappear by becoming immaterial.
  • disband verb To break up a group so it no longer exists; to disperse.
  • disintegrate verb To break apart into pieces, or to fall apart completely.
  • dissipate verb To gradually scatter or disappear.
  • dissolve verb To mix completely into a liquid so as to become part of the solution.
  • resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
  • unravel verb To untangle or separate threads that have become knotted or woven together.
  • untie verb To undo a knot or something tied.
  • wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.

Senses

auflösen is used for these senses in English:

  • break off (transitive) To discontinue abruptly.
  • break off (transitive, slang, AAVE) To give (someone) (something); to allow (someone) to take (something); to grant (someone) a share or portion of (something).
  • dematerialize (transitive) To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.
  • disband (ambitransitive) To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.
  • disintegrate (science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.
  • disintegrate (intransitive) To fall apart; to break up into parts.
  • dissipate (transitive) To use up or waste; squander.
  • dissolve (physical chemistry) (transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.

break off — full definition

  1. verb To end something suddenly, especially a relationship, discussion or agreement.
  2. verb To detach a piece from a larger whole, or to come away from it.
  3. verb To stop speaking or doing something abruptly.

dematerialize — full definition

  1. verb To disappear by becoming immaterial.
  2. verb To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.
  3. verb To remove the physical materials from (a process, etc.).

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