Translation for "abzubekommen" to english

Abzubekommen

verb

• receive
• get off

Translation examples

receive verb

er trödelte ein wenig, weil Cho noch da war und er hoffte, ein »Fröhliche Weihnachten« von ihr abzubekommen.
he hung back a little, because Cho was still there and he was hoping to receive a Merry Christmas from her.

Er drehte sich gerade rechtzeitig um, um die volle Wucht eines Knüppels abzubekommen, der gegen seine Stirn prallte.
He turned just in time to receive the full force of a soldier's tossed baton across his forehead.

Der bedeutende Professor saß dem bedeutenden Autor direkt gegenüber und schien mehr als glücklich darüber, dessen Logorrhoe abzubekommen;
The distinguished professor was sitting immediately across from the distinguished male author and seemed more than happy to receive his logorrhea;

get off verb

Ich staunte auch darüber, wie schwer es war, dieses Handtuch abzubekommen.
I was also amazed at how difficult that towel was to get off.