abladen
/ˈapˌlaːdən/ verb C2- to put away or down the freight · Die Ware ist vom Lastwagen abgeladen worden. The wares have been unloaded from the truck.· Nachdem der Paketbote das Paket im Keller abgeladen hatte, konnte er die Zahlung entgegennehmen. After putting the parcel in the basement (i. e. from his shoulders or arms), the courier could take the payment.
- to empty by put away the freight from the inner of · Der Lastwagen ist abgeladen worden. The truck has been unloaded
- to pass on, to ascribe the responsibility for (to do a labelling speech act compared to literal unloading) · Schuld abladen verboten! Passing on guilt is forbidden! (A sign one can buy)
- by pass on and thus make affected by (in a manner which is compared to literal unloading) · Als er nach Hause kam, hat er seinen Groll abgeladen. When he came home he unloaded his anger.
- to do both of the two aforementioned in one – to make affected by ascribing to · Da er sah, dass er es nicht kann, hat er die Verantwortung auf mich abgeladen. As he saw that he cannot do it he put me into the responsibility for it.
- to cancel the subpoena of · Der Zeuge ist vom Gericht nicht wirksam abgeladen worden, so dass seine Verpflichtung zu erscheinen fortbestand. The witness has not received an effective cancellation of his due date by the court so that he was still legally required to appear for testimony.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- abladen
- Present (er)
- lädt ab
- Präteritum (er)
- lud ab
- Perfekt (er)
- hat abgeladen
- Infinitive with zu
- abzuladen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
Other matches
Learn abladen in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.