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to crash
To fall uncontrollably from a great height to the ground and be smashed, especially with airplanes or people in the mountains.
Das kleine Flugzeug ist kurz nach dem Start abgestürzt.
The small airplane crashed shortly after takeoff.
to crash
To suddenly stop functioning, usually referring to a computer or computer program.
Mein Computer ist schon wieder abgestürzt, als ich das Dokument speichern wollte.
My computer crashed again when I tried to save the document.
to crash
In a figurative sense, to experience a sudden and sharp drop in performance or social decline.
Nach seinem großen Erfolg ist der Sportler leistungsmäßig komplett abgestürzt.
After his great success, the athlete completely crashed in terms of performance.
to get wasted
Colloquial for drinking so much alcohol that you lose control or lose consciousness.
Auf der Party gestern Abend sind einige Leute total abgestürzt.
At the party last night, some people got totally wasted.
'Abstürzen' (to crash) is a separable verb. The prefix 'ab-' goes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Pass auf, dass du hier nicht abstürzt!
Be careful that you don't fall here!
The perfect tense of 'abstürzen' (to crash) is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' (to be), because it describes a movement or a sudden change of state. So it is 'ist abgestürzt' (has crashed), not 'hat abgestürzt'.
Gestern ist mein Laptop dreimal abgestürzt.
Yesterday my laptop crashed three times.
The subject of the sentence reveals the meaning. A 'Flugzeug' (airplane) stürzt ab (crashes/falls), a 'Computer' (computer) stürzt ab (crashes/stops working), and a 'Person' (person) can leistungsmäßig abstürzen (crash in terms of performance, get worse).
Die alte Software stürzt auf neuen Rechnern oft ab.
The old software often crashes on new computers.
The meaning 'to drink a lot of alcohol' is purely colloquial. It is used only in informal conversations with friends or in a very casual context.
Er hat auf der Feier so viel getrunken, dass er komplett abgestürzt ist.
He drank so much at the party that he got completely wasted.
to hang
Hängen and abstürzen both describe a software malfunction. Hängen is usually an informal way of describing a program that is blocked and no longer responds. Abstürzen describes the sudden, complete cessation of the program’s functioning.
Das Programm ist beim Öffnen plötzlich vollständig abgestürzt.
The program suddenly crashed completely when I opened it.
Das Programm hängt und reagiert nicht mehr auf meine Eingaben.
The program is frozen and no longer responds to my input.
