Meanings

  1. intransitiveto rebound, bounce off with a clapping sound

    von etwas abklatschento bounce off something

  2. transitiveto fend off, return something (such as a ball) by hitting it with a clapping sound

  3. reflexive · transitiveto high five someone or give them a pat on the back (in the literal sense); to exchange high-fives with someone

    jemanden abklatschento high-five someone

  4. transitiveto give (someone) a pat to indicate something (to them), e.g. to cut in on a dance or to tag someone in a game of tag

  5. transitiveto applaud or acclaim someone or something

  6. ditransitiveto obtain an encore from someone by clapping

    Die Zuschauer haben dem Magier noch einen Zaubertrick abgeklatscht.The spectators encored another magic trick from the magician.

7 more meanings
  1. transitiveto break off a rehearsal, etc. by clapping

  2. colloquial · transitiveto lightly, repeatedly strike or clap someone ((+ mit) with something), making a clapping sound

  3. colloquial · rare · transitiveto decisively defeat someone (especially in sports)

Verb

  1. transitiveto produce a mirror image impression copy of

  2. historical · transitiveto quickly print from forms, off of the press

  3. colloquial · derogatory · transitiveto copycat, to produce a poor imitation of

  4. transitiveto portray something incompletely; to sketch, outline

Conjugation

Forms without a person.

Partizip II

abgeklatscht

Hilfsverb

haben