ausnehmen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- except preposition Used to introduce something left out of a general statement.
- exempt adj Not required to do, pay, or follow something that otherwise applies.
- fleece noun The woolly coat of a sheep, or wool shorn from it in one piece.
- gut noun The stomach and intestines; someone's digestive system.
Senses
ausnehmen is used for these senses in English:
- abate To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception. [from late 16th c.]
- disembowel (transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
- except (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
- except (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
- fleece (transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.
- gut (transitive) To eviscerate.
- take to the cleaners (originally, US, slang, idiomatic) To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation, unfavorable investing, gambling, fraud, etc.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.
except — full definition
- preposition Used to introduce something left out of a general statement.
- conjunction Used to introduce an exception or a reason something didn't happen.
- verb To leave something out or mark it as an exception (a more formal, less common usage).
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