See also: Nachlässen

German edit

Etymology edit

nach- +‎ lassen; cognate with Hunsrik nohlosse

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌlasən/, [ˈnaːχˌlasn̩]
  • Hyphenation: nach‧las‧sen
  • Audio:(file)

Verb edit

nachlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt nach, past tense ließ nach, past participle nachgelassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to subside, abate, taper off
  2. (intransitive) to let up, to ease off
  3. (transitive, business) to discount, mark down
  4. (transitive, regional, Northern Germany)desist, to stop doing something
    • 1997, “Sekt oder Selters”, performed by Fettes Brot:
      Baby lass das Denken nach / Heute wird gerockt
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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