 | English | German  |  |
– | |
 | constr. tech. to dismantle sth. | 3266 etw. abbauen [demontieren] |  |
 | to destroy sth. | 952 etw. abbauen [zerstören] |  |
 | to reduce sth. | 600 etw.Akk. abbauen [verringern] |  |
 | to relieve sth. [e.g. stress, tension, anxieties, etc.] | 577 etw. abbauen [z. B. Stress, Spannungen, Ängste usw.] |  |
 | to remove sth. [by taking it down] | 495 etw.Akk. abbauen |  |
 | to cut sth. [decrease / reduce] | 465 etw. abbauen [verringern] |  |
 | mining to quarry sth. [rock, etc.] | 334 etw.Akk. abbauen [Gestein usw.] |  |
 | chem. to degrade sth. | 277 etw. abbauen |  |
 | mining to mine sth. | 238 etw.Akk. abbauen |  |
 | mining to exploit sth. | 196 etw. abbauen |  |
 | to deteriorate [patient etc.] | 151 abbauen [körperlich und / oder geistig schwächer werden] |  |
 | fin. jobs to axe sb./sth. | 139 jdn./etw. abbauen [streichen, entlassen] |  |
 | to abolish sth. | 137 etw. abbauen [streichen, beseitigen] |  |
 | to flag [wilt] | 121 abbauen [erlahmen] |  |
 | econ. to lower sth. [costs] | 90 etw. abbauen [Kosten senken] |  |
 | tech. to disassemble sth. | 66 etw. abbauen [abmontieren] |  |
 | to dissipate sth. [doubt, fears etc.] | 55 etw. abbauen [zerstreuen] |  |
 | to diminish [physically, mentally] [esp. old persons] | 51 abbauen [ugs.] [körperlich, geistig] [bes. alte Menschen] |  |
 | tech. to demount sth. | 36 etw.Akk. abbauen |  |
 | to strike sth. [take down] | 32 etw. abbauen [Kulissen, Zelte etc.] |  |
 | constr. tech. to detach sth. | 28 etw. abbauen [von Anbauten] |  |
 | to break sth. [camp etc.] | 8 etw.Akk. abbauen [Lager etc.] |  |
 | to relax [pressure increase, prestress] | 7 abbauen [Druckerhöhung, Vorspannung] |  |
 | mining to rig down [drill] | abbauen [Bohrtechnik] |  |
 | to go downhill [idiom] [person: become weaker, grow feeble] | abbauen [Person: in der Leistung nachlassen, an Kraft verlieren] |  |
 | chem. med. to break sth. down | etw.Akk. abbauen |  |
 | to take sth. apart | etw.Akk. abbauen |  |
 | tech. to strip sth. down | etw.Akk. abbauen [Maschine etc.] |  |
 | to phase sth. out | etw. abbauen [allmählich] |  |
 | theatre to take sth. down | etw. abbauen [Kulissen] |  |
 | comm. to draw sth. from stock | etw. abbauen [Lagerhaltung] |  |
 | to strip sth. away [privileges etc.] | etw. abbauen [Privilegien etc.] |  |
 | to cut down on sth. [reduce] | etw. abbauen [reduzieren] |  |
 | to run sth. down [e.g. assets] | etw. abbauen [verringern] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | psych. to release fears | Ängste abbauen |  |
 | tech. to depressurise [Br.] | Druck abbauen |  |
 | to dissipate energy | Energie abbauen |  |
 | fin. to deleverage | Fremdkapital abbauen |  |
 | comm. econ. pol. to dismantle trade barriers | Handelsbarrieren abbauen |  |
 | to reduce / dismantle trade hurdles | Handelshürden abbauen |  |
 | comm. econ. pol. to reduce trade barriers | Handelsschranken abbauen |  |
 | mining to coal [mine or extract coal] | Kohle abbauen |  |
 | mining to win coal | Kohle abbauen |  |
 | comm. to reduce inventory | Lager abbauen |  |
 | comm. to reduce stock | Lager abbauen |  |
 | comm. to reduce stock inventory | Lagerhaltung abbauen |  |
 | to deplete stock | Materialvorrat abbauen |  |
 | jobs to slash staff [fig.] | Personal abbauen |  |
 | econ. jobs to run down staff numbers | Personal abbauen |  |
 | to cut back privileges | Privilegien abbauen |  |