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abstreifen means "to shed" or "to strip off" something — literal or figurative. It doesn't have a separate reflexive form, but it often takes reflexive pronouns when it indicates removing clothing or shedding unnecessary things.
Common contexts include:
Er streift das Hemd ab (“He takes off his shirt”)Sie streift ihre Schuhe ab (“She takes off her shoes”)Er streift seine Ängste ab (“He sheds his fears”)Die Wand streift alte Farbe ab (“The wall peels off old paint”)Related phrases:
sich abstreifen (reflexive; shed oneself of something)sich abstreifen + subjunctive/subordinate clause (common in idiomatic expressions)Related Topics: German separable prefix verbs, German reflexive verbs, German everyday verbs