shave off

shave off
transitive verb
abrasieren [Bart, Haare]
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shave off
vt
1. (remove completely)
to \shave off off ⇆ sth hair, moustache etw abrasieren
to \shave off off one's beard sich dat den Bart abnehmen
to \shave off off ⇆ sth etw abhobeln
to \shave off sth off [sth] [or off sth [from sth]] etw [von etw dat] abziehen
the new high speed trains will \shave off 25 minutes off the journey time mit den neuen Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen verringert sich die Reisezeit um 25 Minuten
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vt sep
beard sich (dat) abrasieren; sb's beard abrasieren; wood abhobeln

she has shaved four seconds off the world record — sie hat den Weltrekord um vier Sekunden verbessert

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transitive verb
abrasieren [Bart, Haare]

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