WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| absolve [sb]⇒ vtr | (religion: free from sin) | erlösen Vt |
| | | freisprechen, lossprechen Vt |
| | | befreien Vt |
| | I confessed my sins to Father Eric and he absolved me. |
absolve [sb] of [sth], absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (religion: free from sin) | [jmd] von [etw] freisprechen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | | [jmd] für [etw] die Absolution erteilen VP |
| | The priest absolved the man of all his sins. |
| absolve [sb] vtr | (free from responsibility) | entlasten Vt |
| | | entbinden Vt |
| | Being divorced doesn't absolve you from responsibility towards your children. |
absolve [sb] of [sth], absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (free from guilt) | [jmd] von [etw] freisprechen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen, leicht scherzhaft) | [jmd] für [etw] die Absolution erteilen VP |
| | The court absolved Richard of any blame for the accident. |
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
ab·solve [əbˈzɒlv] v/t- 1. frei-, lossprechen (of von Sünde, from von Verpflichtung), entbinden (from von oder +gen)
- 2. KIRCHE Absolution erteilen (+dat)