German edit

Etymology edit

ab- +‎ fackeln

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧fa‧ckeln
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌfakəln/, [ˈʔapˌfakl̩n]

Verb edit

abfackeln (weak, third-person singular present fackelt ab, past tense fackelte ab, past participle abgefackelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to burn off
  2. (transitive, informal) to set fire to, to torch (a building, structure, etc.)

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Further reading edit

  • abfackeln” in Duden online
  • abfackeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache