auslassen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ūzlāzen, from Old High German ūzlāzan. Equivalent to aus- (“out”) + lassen (“to let”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌlasən/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aus‧las‧sen
Verb
auslassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt aus, past tense ließ aus, past participle ausgelassen, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to leave out, omit
- Sie ließ die Fragen aus, die sie nicht sofort beantworten konnte.
- She left out the questions she could not answer immediately.
- (transitive) to melt (butter etc.); to render down (bacon, fat etc.)
- Butter im Topf auslassen und dann die Zwiebeln hinzugeben.
- Melt butter in the pot and then add the onions.
- (transitive) to let out (clothes)
- Die Hose können wir im Gesäß noch etwas auslassen.
- We could let out the trousers a little in the seat.
- (transitive) to vent, air (a negative feeling); (with an) to take out on
- Schön, dass ich mal meinen ganzen Ärger auslassen konnte.
- It was nice that I could vent all my anger for once.
- Sie hat ihre Wut am Mobiliar ausgelassen.
- She took her rage out on the furniture.
- (reflexive, with über) to comment, remark on (especially, though not always, in a negative way)
- Sie haben sich in der Presse recht abfällig über Ihren Vorgänger ausgelassen.
- You have commented rather disparagingly on your predecessor in the press.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Auslassen, Auslasser, Auslassung
- auslassend, ausgelassen
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