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
- verb To end something suddenly, especially a relationship, discussion or agreement.
- verb To detach a piece from a larger whole, or to come away from it.
- verb To stop speaking or doing something abruptly.
dematerialize — full definition
- verb To disappear by becoming immaterial.
- verb To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.
- verb To remove the physical materials from (a process, etc.).