afslaan
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch afslaen. Equivalent to af + slaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑfslaːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: af‧slaan
Verb
afslaan
- (transitive) to decline, to reject
- Hij heeft het aanbod afgeslagen.
- He rejected the offer.
- (intransitive) to halt, to stop, to switch off
- De motor is afgeslagen.
- The engine has turned off.
- (intransitive) to turn, to take off in a direction perpendicular to the one one was travelling in before
- Sla bij de volgende kruising links af.
- At the next intersection, turn left.
- (transitive) to strike off
- (transitive, dialectal) to beat up
- Synonyms: aframmelen, afranselen
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: afslaan
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