# abklatschen

abklatschen is a German verb meaning “rebound”. Forms: klatscht ab, klatschte ab, hat abgeklatscht.

## Forms

- Present (er/sie/es): klatscht ab
- Simple past: klatschte ab
- Perfect: hat abgeklatscht

## In other languages

- Русский: пренебр. делать оттиск, делать копию, изображать

## Verb

1. _intransitive_ to rebound, bounce off with a clapping sound
   - von etwas abklatschen — to bounce off something
2. _transitive_ to fend off, return something (such as a ball) by hitting it with a clapping sound
3. _reflexive · transitive_ to high five someone or give them a pat on the back (in the literal sense); to exchange high-fives with someone
   - jemanden abklatschen — to high-five someone
4. _transitive_ to 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. _transitive_ to applaud or acclaim someone or something
6. _ditransitive_ to 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. _transitive_ to break off a rehearsal, etc. by clapping
8. _colloquial · transitive_ to lightly, repeatedly strike or clap someone ((+ mit) with something), making a clapping sound
9. _colloquial · rare · transitive_ to decisively defeat someone (especially in sports)

## Verb

1. _transitive_ to produce a mirror image impression copy of
2. _historical · transitive_ to quickly print from forms, off of the press
3. _colloquial · derogatory · transitive_ to copycat, to produce a poor imitation of
4. _transitive_ to portray something incompletely; to sketch, outline

## Conjugation

### Infinitiv & Partizip

- Partizip II: abgeklatscht
- Hilfsverb: haben

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