German edit

Etymology edit

auf- +‎ trennen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaufˌtʁɛnən], [ˈʔaufˌtʁɛn̩]
  • (file)

Verb edit

auftrennen (weak, third-person singular present trennt auf, past tense trennte auf, past participle aufgetrennt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (sewing, knitting) to undo, to unpick, to unstitch, to unravel
  2. (fabric) to ladder
  3. (electricity) to separate, to disconnect
  4. (figuratively) to unravel.

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