work off

work off
transitive verb
1) (get rid of) loswerden; abreagieren [Wut]

work something off on somebody/something — etwas an jemandem/etwas auslassen

work off some excess energy — überschüssige Energie loswerden

2) (pay off) abtragen [Schuld]
* * *
(to get rid of (something unwanted or unpleasant) by taking physical exercise etc: He worked off his anger by running round the garden six times.) abreagieren
* * *
◆ work off
vt
1. (counter effects of)
▪ to \work off off ⇆ sth etw abarbeiten
to \work off off one's anger/frustration seine Wut/seine Frustrationen abreagieren
to \work off off some surplus energy überschüssige Energie loswerden
to \work off off stress Stress abbauen
2. (pay by working)
to \work off off a debt/loan eine Schuld/einen Kredit abtragen
* * *
1. vi
sich losmachen or lockern
2. vt sep
debts, fat abarbeiten; energy loswerden; feelings auslassen, abreagieren (on an +dat)
* * *
work off
A v/t
1. weg-, aufarbeiten
2. a) überschüssige Energie loswerden: → academic.ru/70495/steam">steam A 1
b) 10 Pfund etc abtrainieren
3. ein Gefühl abreagieren (against, on an dat)
4. eine Schuld abarbeiten
5. eine Ware etc loswerden, abstoßen (on an akk)
6. TYPO abdrucken, abziehen
B v/i sich allmählich lösen, abgehen
* * *
transitive verb
1) (get rid of) loswerden; abreagieren [Wut]

work something off on somebody/something — etwas an jemandem/etwas auslassen

work off some excess energy — überschüssige Energie loswerden

2) (pay off) abtragen [Schuld]
* * *
v.
aufarbeiten v.

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