German VERB B2 Rank 10336

abdrucken

to print / publish

abdrucken – druckte ab – hat abgedruckt

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry abdrucken, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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abdrucken vs drucken

to print / shirk

When publishing a text, both drucken and abdrucken can be used. Abdrucken emphasizes that a specific text is reproduced in a printed medium; drucken can refer more neutrally and generally to its publication.

Visual example for drucken
abdrucken

Die Zeitung druckt morgen den vollständigen Bericht über das Stadtfest ab.

The newspaper will print the full report about the town festival tomorrow.

drucken

Die Zeitung druckt morgen den Bericht über das Stadtfest.

The newspaper will print the report about the town festival tomorrow.

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