German VERB B1 Rank 12912

loslösen

to detach / break away

loslösen – löste los – hat losgelöst

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loslösen vs ablösen

to replace / remove

Ablösen and loslösen can both mean separating something attached to another object. Ablösen is especially appropriate for removing something from a surface to which it is stuck, while loslösen emphasizes the physical separation more generally. Use ablösen for a sticker or coating and loslösen when the separation itself is the focus.

Visual example for ablösen
loslösen

Sie löste den alten Aufkleber vorsichtig von der Fensterscheibe los.

She carefully detached the old sticker from the windowpane.

ablösen

Sie löste den alten Aufkleber vorsichtig von der Fensterscheibe ab.

She carefully peeled the old sticker off the windowpane.

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