disconnect

disconnect
transitive verb
1) abtrennen
2) (Electr., Teleph.)

disconnect the electricity from a house — ein Haus von der Stromversorgung abtrennen

disconnect the TV — den Stecker des Fernsehers herausziehen

if you don't pay your telephone bill you will be disconnected — wenn Sie Ihre Telefonrechnung nicht bezahlen, wird Ihr Telefon abgestellt

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[diskə'nekt]
verb
(to separate; to break the connection (especially electrical) with: Our phone has been disconnected.) trennen
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dis·con·nect
[ˌdɪskəˈnekt]
I. vt ELEC
▪ to \disconnect sth etw trennen [o abschalten]
while we were talking on the phone we suddenly got \disconnected während des Telefongesprächs wurde die Verbindung plötzlich unterbrochen
▪ to \disconnect sb jdn nicht mehr versorgen
2. (cancel)
to \disconnect electricity/gas Strom/Gas abstellen
to \disconnect the phone (customer) das Telefon abmelden; (company) das Telefon abstellen
II. n [Kommunikations]lücke f (between zwischen +dat)
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['dɪskə'nekt]
vt
pipe etc trennen; (COMPUT) modem, network drive etc Verbindung zum/zur ... trennen; TV, iron ausschalten; (= cut off supply of) gas, electricity abstellen

to disconnect a call (Telec) — ein Gespräch unterbrechen

I've been disconnected (for nonpayment) — man hat mir das Telefon/den Strom/das Gas etc abgestellt

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disconnect [ˌdıskəˈnekt] v/t
1. trennen, loslösen (beide:
with, from von)
2. TECH
a) ent-, auskuppeln
b) die Kupplung ausrücken
3. ELEK
a) trennen:
disconnecting switch Trennschalter m
b) ein Gerät, einen Stecker etc ausstecken
4. das Gas, den Strom, das Telefon abstellen:
we have been disconnected uns ist das Gas etc abgestellt worden ( → 5)
5. TEL ein Gespräch unterbrechen:
we have been disconnected unser Gespräch ist unterbrochen worden, wir sind getrennt worden ( → 4)
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transitive verb
1) abtrennen
2) (Electr., Teleph.)

disconnect the electricity from a house — ein Haus von der Stromversorgung abtrennen

disconnect the TV — den Stecker des Fernsehers herausziehen

if you don't pay your telephone bill you will be disconnected — wenn Sie Ihre Telefonrechnung nicht bezahlen, wird Ihr Telefon abgestellt

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v.
ausschalten v.
trennen v.
unterbrechen v.

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