repel
dasNounabstoßen
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Elektroskop ist ein Gerät zum Nachweis elektrischer Ladung. Es besteht typischerweise aus zwei dünnen Metallfolien, die sich bei Aufladung abstoßen.
- English meaning
- An electroscope is a device for detecting electrical charge. It typically consists of two thin metal leaves that repel each other when charged.
- German example
- Mit dem Elektroskop konnte er feststellen, ob ein Gegenstand elektrisch geladen war.
- English example
- He used the electroscope to determine if an object was electrically charged.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Elektroskop
- Plural Form
- die Elektroskope
Related words
- abwehren
repel
- stoßen
repel
- Abwehrmittel
repeller
- Abwehrmittel
repellent
- repellent
repellierend
- Vertreiber
repeller
- Abschreckungsmittel
repellent
- abwehren
to repel
- abstoßen
to repel
- abwenden
to repel
- wasseranziehend
water-repellent
- Garnison
Garrison
- Kampfer
Camphor is a colorless, crystalline substance with an aromatic odor, obtained from the camphor tree and used in medicine and as an insect repellent.
- abweisend
repellent, off-putting
- Hoffart
Excessive pride or arrogance.
- Duschvorhang
Shower curtain
- Verscheucher
Repellent
- abstoßen
to repel
- abstossen
To push away, repel, reject
- anwidern
To disgust, to repel
- abschmettern
To rebuff means to reject or repel something energetically, often in a sporting context (e.g., in volleyball) or figuratively.
- bigott
bigoted
- Dünkel
Conceit
- silikonisiert
Siliconized
- raubauzig
Raubauzig means rough, boisterous, and lacking sensitivity in dealing with others.
- wasserabweisend
Water-repellent
- Arroganz
Arrogance
- repellent
abweisend
- repellent
abstoßend
Example sentences with “repel”
The magnets repel each other. (Die Magnete stoßen sich ab.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you translate 'repel'?
The verb is 'abstoßen' (separable).