Verb
ablösen
to detach, to remove, to peel off
B2
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Meanings
Verb
- to detach, to remove, to peel off
- to supersede, to displace, to replace, to take over from
- to relieve
- to pay off (a debt, mortgage etc. in one lump sum)
In a sentence
Die alte Farbe lässt sich mit einem Spachtel leicht ablösen.
The old paint comes off easily with a scraper.
Forms
infinitive
ablösen
he/she/it
löst ab
simple past
löste ab
perfect
hat abgelöst