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Etymology

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ab- +‎ fretten

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapfrɛtn̩/
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Verb

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abfretten (weak, third-person singular present abfrettet, past tense abfrettete, past participle geabfrettet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Austria, Southern Germany, South Tyrol, reflexive) to struggle with a very tedious task
    Synonyms: abmühen, abplagen, fretten

Conjugation

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Further reading

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