 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | to discard sth. [not use anymore] | 2138 etw.Akk. ablegen [ausrangieren] | |
| to file sth. | 964 etw.Akk. ablegen [abheften] [Briefe, Papiere usw.] | |
| to deposit sth. [put down] | 853 etw.Akk. ablegen [abstellen, absetzen] | |
| to shed sth. [cast off] | 553 etw. ablegen [aufgeben, nicht mehr benutzen] | |
| to take sth. [an exam] | 274 etw.Akk. ablegen [eine Prüfung] | |
| comp. to store | 236 ablegen | |
| cloth. to doff sth. [clothes] | 85 etw. ablegen [Kleidung] | |
| to unlearn sth. | 77 etw.Akk. ablegen [Gewohnheit] | |
| to trash sth. [Am.] [a habit] | 68 etw. ablegen [aufgeben] | |
| to abandon sth. [a habit] | 47 etw.Akk. ablegen [fig.] [eine Gewohnheit] | |
| to outgrow sth. [change a way of thinking or behaving, become mature] | 36 etw.Akk. ablegen [fig.] [sich von etw. frei machen, überwinden] | |
| mining to rack [drill] | 18 ablegen [z. B. Gestänge] | |
| to place down | ablegen | |
| naut. to put out to sea [idiom] | ablegen | |
| cloth. to take off one's coat | ablegen [den Mantel ausziehen] | |
| to cast off [also naut.] | ablegen [Kleidung, Gewohnheiten, etc. auch naut.] | |
| naut. to unberth [cast off] | ablegen [Schiff] | |
| admin. to file sth. away | etw.Akk. ablegen [Briefe, Dokumente etc. zu den Akten legen] | |
| cloth. to take off sth. [one's coat, hat etc.] | etw.Akk. ablegen [den Mantel, Hut etc.] | |
| to set sth. aside | etw. ablegen | |
| to give up sth. | etw. ablegen [aufgeben] [Gewohnheit, Name] | |
| Nouns |
| removal [e.g. of garments] | 30 Ablegen {n} | |
| divestiture [removal of garments] [rare] | 9 Ablegen {n} [Entkleidung] | |
| taking off [clothes] | Ablegen {n} [Kleidung] | |
| disrobement | Ablegen {n} [von Kleidung] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to do filing | Akten ablegen | |
| entom. zool. to oviposit | Eier ablegen [bes. bei Insekten] | |
| to misfile sth. | etw. falsch ablegen [falsch abheften] | |
| relig. to take vows | Gelübde ablegen | |
| to attest | Zeugnis ablegen | |
| to testify | Zeugnis ablegen | |
| law to witness [bear witness] | Zeugnis ablegen | |
| to bear witness | Zeugnis ablegen | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to don and remove [e.g. personal protective equipment] | anlegen und ablegen [z. B. persönliche Schutzausrüstung] | |
| to be sworn into office | den Amtseid ablegen | |
| to cast off the veil | den Schleier ablegen | |
| to take the oath | den Schwur ablegen | |
| to drop all pretence [Br.] | die Maske ablegen [Redewendung] | |
| to drop all pretense [Am.] | die Maske ablegen [Redewendung] | |
| cloth. to come out of mourning | die Trauerkleidung ablegen [nach einer bestimmten Trauerfrist] | |
| to profess | ein Bekenntnis ablegen | |
| relig. to make a profession [declaration of faith] | ein Bekenntnis ablegen | |
| educ. to sit an examination [Br.] | ein Examen ablegen | |
| to confess | ein Geständnis ablegen | |
| law to make a confession | ein Geständnis ablegen | |
| to pay lip service | ein Lippenbekenntnis ablegen | |
| relig. to take a vow of silence | ein Schweigegelübde ablegen | |
| idiom to make a clean breast of it | eine Generalbeichte ablegen | |
| to break a habit | eine Gewohnheit ablegen | |
| to kick a habit [coll.] [idiom] | eine Gewohnheit ablegen | |
