No. 13,063 in German
abschütteln
"Abschütteln" means "to shake off."
In a sentence
Er versuchte, das unangenehme Gefühl abzuschütteln.
He tried to shake off the uncomfortable feeling.
In this sentence, 'abschütteln' metaphorically represents getting rid of an emotion or mental state.
Die Katze konnte das Wasser von ihrem Fell abschütteln.
The cat was able to shake the water off its fur.
In this sentence, 'abschütteln' is used literally, describing the action of physically shaking something off.
Wir müssen diese alten Gewohnheiten abschütteln, um Fortschritt zu machen.
We need to shake off these old habits to make progress.
Here, 'abschütteln' symbolically implies letting go or overcoming old patterns or behaviors.
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