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abwandern

to hike away, to move away on foot

verb AP-van-dern Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to leave an area (relocate)

Usage Note

abwandern in a travel context means to walk away from a place or to hike out of an area. It is also used sociologically for population moving away from rural regions (Landflucht): junge Menschen wandern ab.

Examples

"Nach dem Picknick wanderten wir langsam Richtung Tal ab."

Natural Translation

After the picnic we slowly walked down toward the valley.

Literal Translation

After the picnic wandered we slowly direction valley off.

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