Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
auspowern
English translation:
to work / burn off something
Added to glossary by
gfish
May 27, 2006 11:47
17 yrs ago
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German term
auspowern
German to English
Social Sciences
Slang
Wenn mir die Probleme über den Kopf wachsen, ich meine Gedanken nicht mehr ordnen kann, dann muss ich raus, Dampf ablassen, mich ***auspowern***. Ich ziehe meine Laufschuhe an und renne ein bis zwei Stunden. Danach ist mein Kopf wieder frei.
TIA!
TIA!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | to work off something |
Gudrun Dauner
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| 4 +1 | burn off some energy |
Maurite Fober
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| 3 | wear myself out |
JSolis
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| 3 | shut down |
Trudy Peters
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| 2 | get/put myself through a real work-out |
Francis Lee (X)
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Proposed translations
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Gudrun Dauner
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to work off something
Ich würde "auspowern" hier mit "to work off something" oder "to get exhausted/to calm down" übersetzen.
Peer comment(s):
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misterherrnau
: that's it: "to work off my frustrations and come home blissfully exhausted"
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HarryHedgehog
: What exactly is being "worked off" here? I don't think this has anything to do with "calming down".
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As I didn't find "auspowern" in the dictionary I looked up "abreagieren" as the closest in meaning: "etwas abreagieren - to work off something / sich abreagieren - to calm down." But I do prefer "to work off."
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Francis Lee (X)
: But work off what? Isn't "something" a bit vague?
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Comment: "thx to everyone: habe alles sehr hilfreich gefunden! "
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wear myself out
another option...
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Maurite Fober
Australia
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burn off some energy
very common expression in colloquial register
Example sentence:
The kids need some time to play outside so they can burn off some energy.
Peer comment(s):
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HarryHedgehog
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Thanks!
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misterherrnau
: I don't think he has an excess of energy. He's got some problems that have him a little worked up.
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Yes, that's what I understood too, and the physical activity is therapeutic as it helps get rid of negative energy and clear the mind.
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Olaf (X)
: Siehe http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/zwiebelfisch/0,1518,372394,00.h...
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Thank you for the site ref!
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get/put myself through a real work-out
Minimal context = minimal CL ;-)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-05-27 14:53:38 GMT)
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- lose/burn off some mental calories / get rid of some excess (emotional) baggage
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-05-27 17:29:45 GMT)
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Strange. I could swear that Maruite's "burn off energy" wasn't there when I added my last note, erm, your honour ... Anyway "mental calories" are something different, after all.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-05-27 14:53:38 GMT)
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- lose/burn off some mental calories / get rid of some excess (emotional) baggage
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-05-27 17:29:45 GMT)
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Strange. I could swear that Maruite's "burn off energy" wasn't there when I added my last note, erm, your honour ... Anyway "mental calories" are something different, after all.
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shut down
I'm thinking along the lines of shutting down one's brain. Or - gasp! - power down? And then he goes out and does something physical.
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