aufheben
B1#2,462Hear it
verb
to pick upsomething lying on the ground
to keep something for the futureemphasis on not throwing away
to abolishrule, law, etc.
to sublatepreserve and cancel simultaneously
Used in the library
- Die Schraube muss man vom Boden aufheben, sofort.You have to pick the screw up off the floor, at once.B1Noch einmal, bitte (16) — Once more, please (16) (B1)
- Heb bitte den Zettel auf, da steht die Nummer drauf.Please pick up the note, the number is written on it.B1Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (B1)
- Den Schlüssel muss man vom Nagel aufheben, oder vom Boden.You have to pick the key up off the nail, or off the floor.B1Noch einmal, bitte (9) — Once more, please (9) (B1)
- Im Keller hebt Opa Heinz allerlei Kram aus seinen 40 Jahren im Werk auf.In the cellar Grandpa Heinz keeps all sorts of stuff from his forty years at the factory.B2Noch einmal, bitte (34) — Once more, please (34) (B2)
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