No. 4,105 in German
abgeschoben
"Abgeschoben" means "deported" or "pushed aside."
In a sentence
Der Mann wurde aus seinem Heimatland abgeschoben.
The man was deported from his home country.
The word "abgeschoben" here means "deported," referring to the forced relocation of someone from a country.
Die Verantwortung für die Fehler wurde einfach auf die anderen abgeschoben.
The responsibility for the mistakes was simply shifted onto others.
In this context, "abgeschoben" means "shifted," indicating the act of passing responsibility onto others.
Er hat die Arbeit auf die Kollegen abgeschoben.
He shifted the work onto his colleagues.
The use of "abgeschoben" here implies transferring or delegating work or tasks to someone else.
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