No. 13,035 in German
abgeschrieben
"Abgeschrieben" means "copied" or "written off" in English.
In a sentence
Er hat seine Notizen von der Tafel abgeschrieben.
He copied his notes from the board.
In this instance, 'abgeschrieben' means 'copied' and refers to the act of writing something down from a source, such as copying someone else's work or text.
Die Investition wurde als Verlust abgeschrieben.
The investment was written off as a loss.
Here, 'abgeschrieben' is used to mean 'written off', indicating that the investment is no longer considered valuable or recoverable.
Er hat den Schüler abgeschrieben und für unbegabt gehalten.
He wrote off the student as untalented.
In this example, 'abgeschrieben' signifies 'written off', metaphorically representing giving up on or disregarding someone.
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