abbauen

to reduce

Typical usage

Native-style examples with “abbauen”.

  1. "Ich baue Stress durch Sport ab."

  2. "Ich werde am Wochenende Stress abbauen."

Quick answers

What does “abbauen” mean in English?

“abbauen” means “to reduce”.

How do you use “abbauen” in a sentence?

For example: „Ich baue Stress durch Sport ab.“ or „Ich werde am Wochenende Stress abbauen.“

How do you say “reduce” in German?

In German, “reduce” is “abbauen”.

Which German words are related to “abbauen”?

Related words: aufbauen.

Word family

aufbauen to build

More German words

Mir schien seem to me sprach von oben herab to speak condescendingly geirrt to be mistaken ließ past tense of 'lassen' (to let, allow) beseitigen to remove, to eliminate Missstände grievances, abuses verbreitet widespread / common Vorgehen procedure, approach

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